A Look Inside Google (photos)

  A Look Inside Google (photos)

Ever  want to take a look inside  Google???                           Google  Solar Array Mountain  View, California  Today,  Google employs 20,223 people around the world,  receiving a resume every 25 seconds from eager  job-seekers, hiring an average of nine new  employees a day.  A  full-size replica of Virgin   Atlantic  's Spaceship One (space tourist vehicle) hangs in  the reception area.  Exercise  To  work off the pounds, and the stress . .  .  Google  has its own state-of-the-art gym . . . offering  weight-training and a host of exercise machines,  rowing machines, lockers and shower rooms, and two  swim-in-place wave  pools.  Other  perks include free haircuts, dry cleaning and  laundry, child care, car services, chiropractors  and five onsite doctors available for employee  check-ups; all free of  charge.  Perhaps  the most unusual bonus of all... employees can  bring their dogs to work with them and keep the  four-legged canine in their  offices.  We  already know that working for Google has certain  advantages, but, believe me, this giant of a  search engine takes the welfare of its employees  seriously as shown by this decompression (stress)  capsule that is impermeable to sound and  light....  Stress  capsule  Moving  around the complex:  A  slide allows quick access from different  floors...  There  are also poles available.....they are similar to  the ones used in fire  stations.  Food  Employees  can eat all they want for free from a vast choice  of food and drink, whipped up by in-house  chefs.  Typical  Google Lunch  Cookie  set-up  Work  Station:  Each  employee has at least two large  screens.  There  are 4-6 'Zooglers' per  office.  Innovation:  Large  boards are available just about everywhere because  'ideas don't always come when seated in the  office'says one of Google's  managers.  Leisure.  Pool  tables, video games, etc. are available in many  areas.  Communication.  On  each floor, there are private cabin areas where  employees attend to personal  affairs.  Tech  Stop  Having  trouble with your computer?  No  problem...  Bring  it to this area where drinks are available while  it is being fixed...  Health:  Professional  massage therapists are  available.  Rest  ....  View  relaxing aquariums on massage chairs that you  control ...  Ambiance.  There  are many books in this library...even some about  programming!  I  would LOVE time  out in this room!!