http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2007/01/12/why-does-google-have-three-thousand-job-applicants-per-day/ South African and Global internet startup news Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2007/01/12/why-does-google-have-three-thousand-job-applicants-per-day/comment-page-1/#comment-922 25 Secret Perks of Google Employees at Bandwidth Blog - IT News, Gadgets, Games and Videos Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:03:50 +0000 http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2007/01/12/why-does-google-have-three-thousand-job-applicants-per-day/#comment-922 [...] Fortune Magazine recently named Google the #1 company to work for, a ranking based largely on Google’s well-publicized employee perks: free meals in its gourmet cafeteria; on-site doctors, dry cleaners, and gym facilities; and even a policy that allows employees to bring their pets to work. But the benefits of “Googlers” don’t end there. The following list of lesser-heralded employee perks should provide an idea of just how far Google goes to keep the human pistons of its search engine pumping contentedly. 1. Google provides free custom detailing on all employee-owned Segways, motorized scooters, recumbent bicycles, and other widely-derided modes of transportation. [...] [...] Fortune Magazine recently named Google the #1 company to work for, a ranking based largely on Google’s well-publicized employee perks: free meals in its gourmet cafeteria; on-site doctors, dry cleaners, and gym facilities; and even a policy that allows employees to bring their pets to work. But the benefits of “Googlers” don’t end there. The following list of lesser-heralded employee perks should provide an idea of just how far Google goes to keep the human pistons of its search engine pumping contentedly. 1. Google provides free custom detailing on all employee-owned Segways, motorized scooters, recumbent bicycles, and other widely-derided modes of transportation. [...]

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