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Google Building Tech Center Near Portland

Posted by timothy on from the portland-sucks-tell-your-friends dept.

jdray writes "It seems that everyone's favorite search powerhouse, Google, is building a tech center in The Dalles, Oregon. About 45 minutes by interstate highway from Portland, The Dalles is a small, economically depressed city near the world-famous Columbia River Gorge. The $60,000 average annual salary of Google employees is about double the average for Wasco county. With all the outdoor sports (windsurfing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing) in the area, sports-minded geeks should be flocking to apply for a job at the new facility."

6 of 328 comments (clear)

  1. Welcome to GoogleRecruiting.com by HarryCaul · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Formerly known as slashdot.

    Seriously guys, it's getting to be a bit much.

    Google is a company with a nice product. That's about it.

  2. Hmm? by Faust7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    sports-minded geeks

    Who what now?

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  3. Google moves to The Dalles by mctk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Locals wonder about "internet" phenomenon.

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  4. Re:$60,000 isn't that much by Peter+Cooper · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If you compare it to the salary surveys that seem to go around, no, it doesn't look anything magical. If you compare it to reality, however, then $60,000 is pretty respectable when you consider all the benefits they get.

    I'm thinking that Google is pulling the old 'provide everything at work, and make work so "fun" that they'll stay all hours' trick. This works for a while, but when your employees start getting girlfriends and kids, it kinda goes to pot. Still, as previous news stories here have shown us, married, old staff are not as innovative or useful as young hopefuls, so perhaps this plan isn't so bad on Google's part after all.

    Heck, I know coders who make $30,000 a year in major metropolitan areas without Googlesque benefits. Google are just placing themselves above the average in an increasingly popular trend.. but they're no Microsoft, that's for sure.

  5. Little-known irrelevant fact by Limburgher · · Score: 5, Funny
    The Dalles was a point along the oregon trail.

    CmdrTaco has cholera.

    Found 32 pounds of food.

    You broke a wagon tongue.

    Ah, those were the good old days.

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  6. Re:Google building a new complex... by XorNand · · Score: 5, Informative

    Probably not since that's what they call their existing complex.

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