REUTERS/Yves Herman Google employees have been told they can't expense food and other perks while working from home, as they're made to forego the company's usual free meals. The company clarified its policy in an internal Q&A, as reported by CNBC. Google is feeling the sting of the pandemic and no expense can be spared. But the company is making more significant concessions to save costs, including a slowdown in hiring for the rest of the year and slashing budgets.