Google Tops 100 Best Places To Work

inetsee writes "Fortune Magazine's annual '100 Best Companies to Work For' list is out, and Google topped the list in their debut appearance. Some highlights of the benefits of working for Google that caught my eye were the free gourmet meals and the massages. The chance to spend 20% of your time working on your own personal projects also sounds very appealing. Of course, with resumes rolling in at the rate of thousands a day, the competition is fierce."

Since HR people tend to recruit like-minded people

[Kalriath]

Well, since the recruitment process is a machine, just write your resume like a robot. GoogleBot's sure to pick you then!

I want to work at Goolge

[ghaltmann]

I want to work for Goolge too. As long as it doesn't get caught in my eye.

OK I know that was bad.

How can I find out more about this "Google"?

[Eternal Vigilance]

Sounds like a trip to the library is in order before I submit my resume!

Thanks for the info!

yehp

[User 956]

Some highlights of the benefits of working for Goolge that caught my eye were the free gourmet meals and the massages.

Sounds like you got a happy ending with that gourmet meal and massage.

Re:Google...

[lowrydr310]

$20 says the Google massage doesn't include a 'happy ending'...

Compuglobalhypermeganet

[Freaky Spook]

I tried starting my own company, but some geek guy in glasses bought me out.

Now my pencils are all broken.

Goolge?

[Pharmboy]

One of the biggest advantages of working for Slashdot is you don't have to know how to spell Google.

(I hate spelling nazis, but crap, we are talking about EDITORS here...)

Re:Google...

[sokoban]

For an $80 tip, it just might.

Re:Google...

[Anonymous Coward]

> Just give me a decent salary, TYVM. If I want a massage, I can go to a masseur after hours.

And get one with a happy ending!

Re:Since HR people tend to recruit like-minded peo

[Amazing Quantum Man]

What? Just put all sorts of porn META tags in, and you're set!

Re:What about the 100 worst places?

[Coucho]

How come we never hear about that?

Chances are you're working at it

Ha! I can top those...

[Anonymous Coward]

My employer pays me to download porn and read Slashdot, whilst looking like I'm working. It doesn't get any better than that, people.

What about the 100 worst places?-"/."

[Anonymous Coward]

"Want to take a tour?"

Do you think Taco would allow it?

goolge?

[Vacardo]

Using goolge as a tag? I lol @ you

Re:Very small often == very good.

[b0s0z0ku]

You mean like here in New Zealand, where a component of our Income Tax actually goes to a State Owned health insurance provider? We get injured at all, and the government's public health insurance steps in and pays all the bills.

Yeah, that kind of system...

Re:How can I find out more about this "Google"?

[gardyloo]

http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com/search.pl?query =the+world+is+google's+bitch [justfuckinggoogleit.com] :)

Re:What about the 100 worst places?

[yo_tuco]

"Cleaning the hull of a wooden or steel boat (as opposed to plastic or polysomething)"

I think that high-tech word you're looking for is Fiberglass.

Re:Compuglobalhypermeganet

[Null Perception]

Very small often == very good. Funny...a lot of women would say the exact opposite.

Tags

[Captain Splendid]

google, goolge (tagging beta)

Sorry to threadjack, but how many people had to mispell google to creat that tag?

Re:What about the 100 worst places?

[Anonymous Coward]

Hmm. Paypal isn't in that list. They've broken my account such that I can't use my existing account, can't sign up for a new one, can't get responses out of their technical support.

I'm tired of your excuses, just give me my money already!

Re:Tags

[enharmonix]

google, goolge (tagging beta)

Sorry to threadjack, but how many people had to mispell google to creat that tag?

Sorry I had to be the one to point this out, but are sure you weren't one of them? ;)

Best is Best

[PopeRatzo]

OK, I'll go over this once more:

The easiest way to find the best places to work is to look for the ones whose names end in "..University".

The money is surprisingly competitive, there are tons of holidays and always hot young chicks around. Try to live walking distance and you'll be able to sleep in on days you don't have "meetings".

Plus, if you are a moderately capable worker, you will immediately be made a Director, and the Administration will be amazed that you are so much more productive than anyone else in the place. Just do your job at about half-speed and you'll raise the average.

They'll even pay for you to engage in the greatest scam of all: Getting your PhD. Once you do that, you are forever enshrined in the Brotherhood of People Who Take it Easy and you can spend your days playing Eve and "walking down the street for an espresso".

Many the day I pinch myself for the great luck of having left all the corporate bullshit behind a few decades ago. Oh, there's one more important step: Marry a brilliant, beautiful Math Grad Student (preferably from Eastern Europe - the Asian ones will expect you to work hard), then when she gets a job in the Financial World, even Lotto winners will envy you.

Re:What about the 100 worst places?

[CmdrGravy]

I spent a couple of months working in a warehouse pushing trays up and down aisles and a few more working for some dreadful door-to-door loans company ( Avg 200% APR )and compared to those jobs everything else has been a breeze.

The loans company was horrorific, a small office filled with 5 old embittered old ladies who had been working there for years and developed unbreakable routines for every single thing that happened in the office including the highly important and unchangeable in any aspect tea making routine. They expected you to learn these byzantine routines by a process of telepathy and osmosis and spent anytime you spent with any of them alone bitching about the other 4.

Throw into that the bunch of tw*ts who went out selling these loans and the moronic customers phoning up moaning and you have a very credible version of hell.

Example typical phone call

Phone rings

"Hello"
"Where is he ?"
"Who ?"
"I want me money don't I, where is it ?"
"Who ? What money ?"
"I said I was going down the pub once Jeremy Kyle finished and he's not here"
"I don't know what you're talking about"
"This isn't right, don't mess me about or I'll have your name"
"It's Mickey, what do you want ?"
"F*ckin 'ell, I want me bloody money ! I can't wait around for 'im can I"
"Someone, from this company is coming to see you to give you some money ?"
"Yeah ! Where is he ?"
"I don't know, you should have his number. We don't deal with agents directly here"
"LOOK ! I'm going on holiday this evening and I've got to down the pub in 10 mins to meet the kids when they get off school and I NEED MY MONEY NOW !!!"
"Well I can't help you."

Turns into 5 minutes of ranting about rights, the damage being caused to her kids and the important meeting she has down the pub.

Re:Best is Best

[SoTuA]

you're school must suck

Looks like yours isn't all that hot either ;)