When my daughter was a Google intern in San Francisco about ten years ago when she was still a university student, I did not have a chance to visit her but her brother did. And I believe that his career choice was somewhat inspired by that visit, he studied Computer Science at McGill University after CEGEP majoring in Music.
He got an offer from Google before graduation and started his tech career in October 2020. I documented his transition from a student to a googler in this blog:
Unfortunately, my daughter did not take the offer from Google after her graduation from McGill, she wrote her first book instead. The title of her book is:
On December 27, 2022, one of my dreams came true: I visited Google as a guest and stayed there for a day (9:00 - 4:00).
My son was working that day, so I tagged along but I didn't stay in one office for the whole day. I explored the 5th floor and I walked outside when the sun came out briefly in the afternoon. I sampled many snacks and drinks, including specialty tea.
We had two meals, one onsite and one to go. The breakfast was on but my son doesn't eat breakfast and I had mine before leaving home.
I was very impressed and I decided to write this blog.
See the Google sign in the image? It used a real tree🌴as the letter l. Creative, isn't it?
Other than the food/snack/drinks, I also noticed some little things like:
phone holder in the restroom
heated toilet seat
treadmill working station
energy saving lights (the light came on only when I walked by)
I did a few searches on Google for "perks of working at Google" and got many hits.
Some of the perks are:
free food and snacks
you can bring your dogs to work
onsite fitness centers and massages
you can take a relaxing nap
baby bonding bucks
And more...
One article was titled: Perks of Working for Google: A Playground for Grownups.
What do you need in a playground? food and drinks, creative equipment, and a fun spirit.
What I visited that day was the office in Redwood (it was a rainy day), I was told the campus in Mountain View has a much more artistic modern environment.
I hope that I can visit that one in the near future or whatever office my son is in. His sister visited him last year when they were both in London, England. He came to work in the Montreal office last year.
I enjoyed my visit as a guest and I also enjoyed my Christmas presents: a google sweatshirt 🧥🧥🧥and a google sports bag 👜👜👜
I am a very happy google mom! 😊😊😊
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