Monday, August 4, 2008

First Day at Google

Today was the first day at Google. I got there around 7:30 am. We walked around the campus and saw most of the outside areas. At 9, we began our first class where we learned about abstraction. Later classes that we had today were history of computing, html coding, and using css to format pages written in html.
Today was my first time coding in html so it was cool to be able to learn it.
Across from our class is the Google store which has a lot of cool stuff to buy in it.

Today we also met our Google buddies who are full-time employees who will help to mentor us. Coincidentally, my mentor and I are from the same small town Gaffney, SC.

One of the coolest things at Google is that ALL OF THE FOOD IS FREE(except for the junk food in vending machines. The more unhealthy the food is then the more it costs). But besides that everything is free for all of the employees and guests. Every employee works less than 150 ft from a kitchen that is always stocked with fruit, vegetables, drinks, coffee, snacks. There are also 18 cafes around the campus that serve the free meals. So at Google you never have to worry about forgetting your lunch money or forgetting your lunch at home.

Google is more like an adult playground than a workplace. I've seen a ball bath, a toy area, and lots of video games, pool tables, a volleyball court, and a pool.

I also found out that the Carnegie Mellon West Campus is close to here so I might go check that out.
I'm going to go to bed now because I was at google from 730am-930pm so now im tired.

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