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Google parent company Alphabet Inc. saved $268 million in expenses during the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same time last year “primarily as a result of Covid-19” according to a new company filing.

With many Google employees still working from home and not traveling on the company’s dime, expenses for company promotions, travel and entertainment have plummeted.

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Google is known for its well-amenitized offices featuring massage tables, catered lunches and corporate retreats. However, most staffers have worked without those perks since March of 2020.

This amounts to savings of over $1 billion on an annualized basis. In fact, Alphabet’s annual report from early this year showed that advertising and promotional expenses fell by $1.4 billion and travel and entertainment expenses dropped by $371 million last year.

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The company plans to return to the office this year through a hybrid model, allowing the workspace to be less dense than pre-pandemic levels.

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