Friday the university organized a trip to the New York offices of Google in downtown New York. Its the second biggest Google location in the US (their headquarters are in California), taking up a floor and a half of a building spanning an entire city block.
"Welcome to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory" said my classmate Ken as the lift doors opened, and it was true: everything in the Google office felt a little magical ... and a little divorced from reality. Games and hi-tech toys everywhere, bright primary colours, only young people, and a work policy which allows you to spend 20% of your time on a project of your choice and come and go as you please.
"At Google, we believe everything is possible" said the young engineer with no hint of irony at the start of the presentation on the company and its technology.
Gaining weight at Google is one of those possible things: there were kitchenettes there every 100m full of croissants, bagels, fruit, sweets and nuts. "Just help yourself - everything is free" said Rebecca who was showing us around. I tried to get a discrete handful of almonds, but the machine overfilled the cup I had with an embarrassing roar. The excellent gourmet lunch in the restaurant was also free, for everyone in the office, everyday.
So Google found its way to my heart through my stomach. I applied for an internship and have a telephone interview on Wednesday.
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