February 04, 2006

Food at Google: Google's snack room Who wouldn't want to work for Google when they feed you like this?
  • Well, I'd turn into a big fat piece of crap, but.. oh, wait, too late.
  • You may want to pack your own lunch on "I'm Feeling Lucky" day, though.
  • That was in 2003... here is a more recent shot.
  • I haven't heard about the snack room, but the dinners and such are definitely excellent. My husband's working there right now while I'm still waiting at home for my visa, and he hasn't had to cook yet as either he goes out or he eats there for free, even as late as 7pm. One night there was quail on the menu. For reals, yo. The best part is if he eats there all the time, that's money saved, so it's a big bonus salary-wise.
  • Bizarre - the wife of a co-worker of mine's in the photoset of that second link.
  • Thanks for the insight, livii - I wondered if they had to pay for all of that food. And here I thought our firm's once-a-month Cake & Ice Cream Day was cool.
  • They won't be feeding their staff quail if their stocks keep on doing what they've been doing this week.
  • My office has free coffee, but they keep saying they're going to stop.
  • Don't talk about the stock!!! Right, we didn't agree to the job for the stocks, but, damn, the stock options are worthless right now. Ah well. Maybe next week they'll be serving pigeon... Actually I'm just jealous because they can eat all three meals there for free, and the food is healthy and delicious-looking, with four to five options an evening. When I move down I am going to get him to smuggle food home and then I will never have to cook...
  • Cake and ice cream day once a month. At my work we have "eat shit and like it" day.
  • livii, I don't know if google do it but when #2 worked in Silicon Valley, the wives were allowed to come down and share dinner with the guys when a deadline was approaching. It was usually Indian takeout, but a free dinner's a free dinner. Of course, then they started running out of money and would hold company picnics for employees only -- no spouses allowed. It took all the fun out of the sumo-suit wrestling, or made it more fun, I'm not sure.
  • At my work we have "eat shit and like it" day. I see we work for the same company.
  • MCT, wouldn't you occasionally like some ice cream on that? I know I sure would.
  • They took us to Vegas once. I regret to note that my hog went without servicing however . . . Jeez undercover cops are so pissy!
  • He's only allowed to invite guests three times a month, or maybe twice, he wasn't sure. Boo-urns.
  • Orangina. They have Orangina. I don't even have Orangina, and supposedly, I'm running this place.
  • So, Capt., can you get me some Orangina?
  • Orangina for all the monkeys! Now you just have to find the snack room.
  • If they had Orangina in the states, I would insert naughty joke here.
  • I like pink Orangina.
  • This proves all that 'do no evil' bullcrap is just that. They have to be evil, the front for some black-ops agency, giving all net users free tools that become vital for our well-being. Tools that now have all our info, all our queries, all our mail, our snapshots, our soul... goddamn quail? Oh for fuck's sake... Orangina... he he he... *snort*
  • We have Orangina in the States. At least in my local grocery store.
  • Anyway, CadburySchweppes has a cool "find a brand in your country" locator thingy. And there is Orangina in the US. They have it at my grocery, too.
  • I can get Orangina from my neighbourhood deli, Helen's. Only it's shipped from very far away, and tends to be a little chunky. But a little vodka thins it right out.
  • Orangina is, like, the naughty bits off a female orangutan, right? I mean, I'm all for this monkey stuff, but show a little uncommon decency.