Thursday, June 28, 2007

Google: Is It Really A Great Place To Work?

Google...who in the world hasn't heard the word Google? And...they are not just a search engine anymore!

They are...(according to Fortune Magazine) the best company to work for (check out this pdf) and a verb - "Let me go google that...".

I could go on but I really want to focus on why they are the best company to work for.

Here are some reasons I found out there that confirm this...

1. The Great Place To Work Institute says so - here
2. Check out their benefits!
3. They have 11 cafeterias at their Mountain View, CA campus - gourmet food included - and the food is free!
4. Check out these perks:$500 voucher for takeout food after the birth of a child, $5,000 subsidy to buy a hybrid car, $2,000 bonus for referring a new employee
5. Check out these slides from the Googleplex Campus...
6. The Google Culture...
7. Recreation Facilities - on the campus you can work out, take a shower (please do!), get a massage, play video games (foosball and ping pong incuded), and also play a baby grand piano...
9. Google Lava Lamp anyone?
10. Read these "Googlers" testimony...
11. Here are their "Top 10" reasons to work there...
12. Check out these video's on what it's like to work there...
13. Here is their Official Blog...

Now, who wouldn't want to be a part of this?

Check out this video and enjoy!

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