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- CaseyUCF, on 10/12/2007, -4/+36digggfan,
if I ever find out who you are in real life I will beat your face in with a shovel. - nimawin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23that's not the full list. this is it:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/full_list/ - frant1c, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17Hey, with all that lava lamps around, who can complain?
- ZaNkY, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12And to think that I actually clicked on a myspace link.... >_<
Whoever you are, please stop, it's only a matter of time before the Digg team decides to moderate all comments with the words "9/11" and "conspiracy" in them.
Go to some other community, may I suggest netscape.com?
Just remember: No matter how valid your information may be, if you spam it all over the place, all it is is spam, and no one will look at it.
By the way, this is at least the 4th account of yours that I've blocked. BLOCKED.
Update: He's banned! Joy :) - curtissthompson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Here's a video for anyone who wanted to see the Today Show Exclusive Video Inside Google:
http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/msnbc/fv.htm??g=fefdd320-1bd9-461f-8d5e-88927f341523&f=00&fg=email - vossman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Top 10:
1. Google
2. Genentech
3. Wegmans Food Markets
4. Container Store
5. Whole Foods Market
6. Network Appliance
7. S.C. Johnson & Son
8. Boston Consulting Grp.
9. Methodist Hospital Sys.
10. W.L. Gore & Associates - ZeroBurn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7i've been to the googleplex several times. i'd be surprised if it wasn't #1- the rankings are based on employee surveys within the company, and i've never been to a place more fanatically devoted. it borders on cultism. from what i understand many people working there took a paycut from their previous job to work there- and i'm not surprised, i would have been one of them. tried to join the cult but didn't make it :(
XKCD pretty much hit the nail on the head though - http://www.xkcd.com/c192.html - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+10jinglee,
Do you even remember the dot.com mania back in 1998-2000? every single company in silicon valley had those exact same amenities. Google isn't anything special, they're just the last company that still does that. Their adsense text ad program (which provides 100% of their revenue) basically runs itself. I know 3 people that "work" at google and they literally do nothing all day.
This will end badly. - junk, on 10/12/2007, -5/+10Link to the full Fortune list: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/index.html
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5{shrug}
Try this - http://www.google.com/jobs/ That's how I got my interview at least. I got a call-back after the phone conversation, face-to-face in a few days. Wish me luck. :) - fiendlama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@EvolvedAnt
A news segment this past weekend (local bay area news) about Google's hiring algorithm specifically mentions that they put little emphasis on your school's reputation. Essentially they did research into what their top performers had in common, and the name of the school was not it. Instead they base it on a number of other factors outside of education, including life experiences and originality. I'd work there. - ALoserIsYou, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Not ludicrous at all, just a well run business.
- kathode, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Clearly you're missing the point of this list. It's not a "quit your job and work at these places" list. It's a list of where employees report the most satisfaction. If you were looking for work, this list would be a nice reference.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@ EvolvedAnt
WTF are you talking about? I know two people at the Atlanta office in somewhat high positions that both went to Georgia Southern University when Google could have grabbed a Ga Tech grad. Sounds like sour grapes on your part. - EvolvedAnt, on 10/12/2007, -6/+10Personally I wouldn't want to work for a company that puts what school you went to at a higher importance than actual knowledge and ability. An interview there basically consists of "Why didn't you go to someplace like MIT?", regardless of how many years of experience you have, or how qualified for the job you may be.
This is wrong because not everyone comes from a rich family that can afford to go to a school like Harvard. There are people brought up in the ghetto that work hard to get into a decent college and become very proficient in their chosen field. Then they are questioned about their school choice on an interview with complete disregard for all his actual accomplishments and overcome hardships that may far exceed the other candidate who went to a prestigious school on his parents credit card.
As for me, I paid for my college on my own, working 4 days a week, leaving time for only night classes, and even when my school was destroyed after the attacks on 9/11, I found a way to continue my studies and moved on to another campus in Jersey City. Yet for all my work, I'd be questioned almost condescendingly about my choice of schooling? Thanks, but no thanks Google, I'll pass. - spyrochaete, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I think the free food alone would probably make up for any pay cut. I was amazed to see so very many people voluntarily wearing corporate logos.
- ericab, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I eat the food there everyday. Definitely not greasy and extremely tasty. :)
- brundlefly76, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I dont know why you were dugg down, you're absolutely right.
Every spotlight they do on Google workplace doesnt reflect anything we didnt have at Yahoo! ten years ago. - brundlefly76, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Two tech companies really stand out for me on that list - Network Appliance and Intuit.
Such well-focused companies with outstanding products.
I have been doing online banking with Quicken since DOS and my 9600 baud modem over Compuserve - they were so freaking ahead of the curve - so productive, excellent value, has always been reliable and is constantly kept up to date. Quicken is the TiVo of personal finance.
I am also a Network Appliance customer, and although the prices for their products are REALLY high their enterprise storage products and service simply have no peers. In an enterprise world where mass disaster stands tiptoe on mechanical storage, NetApp is like the rock of Gibraltor. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I work part-time at Wegmans (#3 on the list). They really pride themselves on the fact that they are one of the top best places to work for. All the uniforms says it like we forgot or something.
- drjekelmrhyde, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Too bad Yahoo and Microsoft pay their people more
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/pay/ - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Great....now how do you get a job with them.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Google new slogan for 2007, "We didn't invent the Internet, but we do own it."
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Has anyone actually eaten the food there?? I mean it's free, right... but what good is free food if it's not tasty?
I heard that the fries are kinda greasy... so they should def. not be on the list. - zirtbow, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Good luck on actually getting a job there though. Not to discourage anyone here though since digg seems to have it share of tech savvy people.
- d3dm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I'd rather see the list of Top 100 Self-Employed Jobs.
Google may very well be a great place to work, but being your own boss is better than working for someone else as far as I'm concerned. - tmar89, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wegmans should be #1 again
- osbjmg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"There ARE* even more things involved in making a company great for you, high pay and cozy treatment is nice, but it isn't everything."
@EvolvedAnt - True, but add doing something that makes you happy to the mix and yea, I'd say that's just about everything. - milk93rd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1They only have this and last year's lists up, so this is a pretty short "description" too, but it's better than this year's.
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2006/snapshots/1558.html
If you can find somewhere that has the article from 2005 when we were #1, it'd be better. After they do their #1 story, everyone else just gets a sentence or two. - rparle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I have my fourth phone interview with them tomorrow afternoon. They seem to be really picky about who they want (otherwise, why four technical phone interviews, at least, before an in-person one?)
Then again, they're looking for something like 500 new people in the EU headquarters, so they must be suffocating under applications at the moment. - uicukie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1like i said, it's a grunt job, but with good prospects for growth, that's all.
plus, feeling all warm and fuzzy inside was a joke :| - fiendlama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1splunge...digg down
- Jo9100, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Gmail
Google Search
Google Home
Google Maps
Google Apps
Froogle
Google Calendar
I all use this for free and I love doing it - spyrochaete, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1**Self-admitted but relevant blog spam alert**
The story of my visit to Google's Mountain View campus. Summary: I agree with TFA that the Google work environment is comfortable, extraordinarily supportive, and inspiring!
http://blog.demodulated.com/2006/10/07/the-sum-of-a-hundred-zeroes/ - Enigmatarius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I read the working conditions for Google Employees a while ago. I was just dumbstruck to say the least.
- jinglee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Remember those pics inside Google that came in 60 minutes??
Googlers have kitchens where they can cook, dogs that can be had right near their work place, etc..
Apparently one guy who joined Google new had no place to rent that he spent the first two months or so at the office itself.. - fiendlama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@EvolvedAnt
Yes it was aired just a couple of days ago, here's the link
http://cbs5.com/seenon/local_story_004020057.html
And to be fair to your statement it does say that a good education and resume used to be enough to get you a job there. Plus this is a publicity piece, let's face it - a 4.0 from Stanford is a big plus but that's true of more places than just Google. There is a reason why kids work hard to get good grades, get into good schools and do well there. I don't fall under that category, I've still done well at technology companies in the bay area for 10 years now, but have not been able to crack the Google walls (twice denied). - minorproblem, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I would like to say having a full kitchen at work is very good, when i first started working at my current engineer job it was so cool to be able to bring in a steak to work and cook it fresh for lunch. Or to buy a roll of instant cookies and chuck it into the oven to make one giant cookie.
- tybris, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"So.... people who want to be evil shouldn't work for Google? Kinda narrows things down then doesn't it?"
Organizing the world's information. Not-so-smartass. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2rplobue,
the "yay i love google" attitude comes from the fact that google is the only tech company that still has all the perks of the dot.com mania days, like foosball tables in the lounges, you can bring your dogs to work, free gourmet food, and the possibility of making decent money through stock options.
after the dot.com crash, all those perks went away overnight in silicon valley. but they have remained at google because they make so much money selling ads.
people want to work at google because it's the last hope of reliving the glory days of the dot.com boom. - brundlefly76, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I'm with you partially on gmail (which is aging, even though it just barely got out of beta) and 100% on search, but the rest is also-ran.
Maps is starting to get blown away by the new Yahoo! Maps and others. - Wonderkind, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I find this weird.
The list says Wegman's Food is #3 Best Company to Work For.
The reason?
"Private grocery chain gets thousands of letters every year from shoppers coveting a Wegmans in their neighborhood. The chain, founded in 1916, now operates in 71 stores in five states."
How does that make it great to work for? - trypnotic, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3How do you know that, when Google doesn't disclose that information?
- digitalMessiah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1First off diggfan, shut up.
Second, yes google is good but i'm wonderfully happy to work for the #2 this year (#1 last year) company. - hoserb2k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I work for 48, SAS Institute. yay for middle!
- elenadragon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I work at National Instruments (#86 this year). While they are in the lower section of the top 100, they have been on the list every year for eight straight years! In the 6.5 years that I have worked there, I've gotten the random survey twice.
- cairo140, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@d3dm
That's very true, but then again, since when do most self-employed jobs come with people cooking for you and a beach volleyball pit? - Vanburene, on 07/20/2008, -0/+0Genentech Announces June 2 Webcast Discussion of Data Presented at ASCO
http://www.sourcerelease.com/corp/pw3?r=6mmmm0 - jinglee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0you forgot Adsense???
- KaosX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I spent the better part of last year (March - August) Interviewing with Google and the entire process was fascinating, much different than interviews that I had with Apple. I had maybe 6 phone interviews before they flew me out to NY for person to person interviews.
They took care of me very well during that trip, and while I was in their offices you just had the feeling that something big was going on and that everyone had their role in it. Ultimately I got to the last stage of hiring but just wasnt what they were looking for. Im waiting until the position comes up again for the pittsburgh location and I inted to spend another 5 or 6 months interviewing for it again because I would love to work there. -
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