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Want To Work At Google?
ramboando writes "In an article on the ZDNet site 'chief culture officer' and HR boss Stacy Savides Sullivan describes the kind of traits that she's looking for in potential Google employees. If you're thinking about applying, she also goes over what kind of questions one might be asked in an interview, Google's 'happiness survey' and the best perks that makes employees tick and stay with the company (Google ski-trips or paid paternity leave, anyone?). 'I think one of the hardest things to do is ensure that we are hiring people who possess the kind of traits that we're looking for in a Google-y employee. Google-y is defined as somebody who is fairly flexible, adaptable and not focusing on titles and hierarchy, and just gets stuff done. So, we put a lot of focus in our hiring processes when we are interviewing to try to determine first and foremost does the person have the skill set and experience potential to do the job from a background standpoint in addition to academics and credentials.'"
Everyone gets this in the UK. It's a basic right. *points and laughs at the Americans*
Isn't Google one of those "dog-friendly" workplaces, where people bring their goddamned pets to work with them? That alone would be enough to keep me from ever applying for a job there. I'm allergic to dogs, but I also just dislike them. The company I work for now is dog-friendly and around Christmas a couple of people got puppies. It was so obnoxious I wanted to stab myself in the eye with a fork. They made a racket, they stank like ass, and they pissed and shit on the floor, and my allergies kicked into overdrive. There were parts of the office I couldn't stand to be in for more than a minute or two. So, yeah, I'm leaving my current job (not because of this, but this didn't help) and I'll make very sure I don't ever work in a "dog-friendly" office again.