Googles office
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- robco0
i wouldnt trade the size of my company (40 people) for 60 more and a burgerking playpen atmosphere.
- morilla0
I got peeps there, they like it.
- seed0
I don't really think those things affect productivity negatively. The philosophy here has always been 'work hard, play hard'. When you are coding all day for instance taking a break to play ping pong is more stimulating than a lot of break time activities. No one abuses it but it is there when you need a break.
- Khurram0
awww look at those nerds with their games!
look at those nerds playing pool! Watch them slide down that pole! They're so cute!
I want one!
- exador10
guess its' a numbers game....
if most of the people you hire are single, they don't have families to get back to in the evening (sorry Robotron3k)
so if you fill a place with shit like that, you'll get more and more people spending their time there, rather than at home...the more time spent at work, the more work ends up getting done, etc...
so they drop an assload of mula to make the place as attractive as possible..(HEY...hang out here...fuck going home at night...we've got food....)
i suppose it must work...folks seemed to be happy to work there...
- kelpie0
jesus, work places are for working in - we used to have games consoles and a sofa area and shite like that in our old office but no one ever used them - I can't think of a single time I did.
give me a nicely designed, clean, airy, attractive space with a comfy chair and a good atmosphere over this toy-filled waste of time anyday.
- seed0
We have XBox, Wii, Guitar Hero, Flat Screen TVs, pool table, ping pong, darts, a fitness center, showers, cheap healthy food, fun events, wear whatever, bring dogs to work and have paintings of a purple monster on all the walls.
It was a small startup called MonsterCommerce that was bought by NetSol. Not much has changed here in terms of culture. Although I'm told it isn't quite the same as the early days when there were only 20 people here. The average age here is probably 20-something and it is a fun, collaborative place to work. NetSol seems to appreciate the energetic, creative environment.
- I remember reading abot this place in tat rag, the STL Biz Journal. Didn't realize anyone actually worked there...duckofrubber
- Wow. Lots of typos. OK:
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- Jaline0
I'm sure you guys would choose your current areas of work over the Google office...
- yes. unlike (most of) the married me, us single guys like to go home.robotron3k
- Raniator0
ha! millions of quid = paying for spaced out architects and interior designers.
i could have put a slide in their office, for much less than the 'inspirational' idiots behind that playground.
- but it is pretty cool. i mean, that or plain walls and instant coffee, i know what i'd choose.Raniator
- exador10
loved the free food and cafeteria....that looked like a pretty good idea to me...breakfast, lunch and dinner?...niiiice....would definitely make a deep cut in your weekly grocery expenses, thats for sure...
- robotron3k0
pfft. that's ghey. the only thing good about work is leaving. working for google is for suckers...
- moth0
we might not have water - but we DO have a guinness fridge from Argos. And it does have beer in it.
- Jaline0
haha, moth! Google has so much money, they can do anything.
- kelpie0
right, that's it, google are fucking shite.
- moth0
hang about.
Where's the fucking bar???- no doubt. even my very much non-google/we dont have a couch/ or a slide office has a bar.OnesandZeros
- OnesandZeros0
bwahahaha.... a slide!! hahaha... that's just too much.
- kelpie0
you don't need all that shit for a good work atmosphere