Google to build swimming pool for staff (in Ireland).
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[quote][B]GOOGLE IRELAND HAS confirmed plans to build an in-house swimming pool for employees in its new building in the Docklands area of Dublin. [/B]A spokesperson for the search giant said it will apply for planning permission for a swimming pool and gym at the Montevetro building, which it purchased for just under €100million earlier this year.
The facilities will be the latest additions to a line of perks enjoyed by Google staff. One former employee at the firm’s Dublin office told [I]TheJournal.ie [/I]that workers can avail of a wide range of free food and entertainment.
[B]Every floor has an area with a Nintendo Wii, table football and a pool table for staff to use, the former staffer said.
Part of the company’s mission statement is to offer “generous nutrition and fitness benefits.” “You get free breakfast and lunch every day,” the former employee said. “There’s sushi every day; they have pastry chefs on staff. You get free beers on Friday, from five o’clock.”
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The company’s parties are also well known, with one apparently involving the hiring out of entire funfair rides for staff.
The Irish Times reports that the swimming pool is likely to occupy part of the three basement levels of the Montevetro building, which is the tallest office building in Dublin.[/quote]
How can Google be any cooler?
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I must work for google.
At first I was thinking "Jesus, how can they have the money to throw around like that" and then I remembered that this is Google
[quote]You get free beers on Friday[/quote]
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God damn it, I want to work in such an environment, not a place where boss screams at you when you do more work than you should(true story).
[QUOTE=AzzyMaster;33086969]I must work for google.[/QUOTE]
You never know, android app development and web design might eventualy pay off for me.
I hope so :c
Hmmmm, I must find a reason why Google would want a mechanical engineer in their offices..
[QUOTE=ewitwins;33090312]Hmmmm, I must find a reason why Google would want a mechanical engineer in their offices..[/QUOTE]
For when they scrap their don't be evil policy and have to construct giant death robots to enslave humanity.
[QUOTE=markg06;33090371]For when they scrap their don't be evil policy and have to construct giant death robots to enslave humanity.[/QUOTE]
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So happy I live in Ireland and am doing a degree in Computing Applications. Not so happy that I am utterly shit at programming.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;33090084]God damn it, I want to work in such an environment, not a place where boss screams at you when you do more work than you should(true story).[/QUOTE]
do tell
Pfffft, Valve has a pool full of cashmoney on the roof of their building for ages now
[QUOTE=LoLWaT?;33091320]Oh man...
Working at Google would be an ultimate job.
Wonder how good the pay is there too...[/QUOTE]
Loadsemone
I would not care about the pay rate.
hell, pay me minimum wage, I WANT TO WORK THERE
[QUOTE=Glorbo;33091312]Pfffft, Valve has a pool full of cashmoney on the roof of their building for ages now[/QUOTE]
Except they are on a lease. They don't own the building they work in.
[QUOTE=Glorbo;33091312]Pfffft, Valve has a pool full of cashmoney on the roof of their building for ages now[/QUOTE]
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Indeed.
I'll apply to be the coffee bitch at Google Ireland and use that gym.
I live near google building in ireland in docklands. It's a shite area to be honest. Just saying.
[QUOTE=Fatal-Error;33092033][IMG]http://scarsofwargame.com/DevBlog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Gabe1.jpg[/IMG]
Indeed.[/QUOTE]
Nope.
[B]Meanwhile at Valve![/B]
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Is it the Ireland portion of good that adds the google inclusions to google/youtube?
I don't know how to swim, I must work at Google to learn!
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Nothing wrong with knowing how to keep the locals' morale up :smile:!
I'd chop one of my nipples off to work at google
this is a step up from my brother's office where they have a fridge full of beers
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