Comments on: Lunch at Google http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/lunch-at-google/ Get to know David Kadavy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: But... http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/lunch-at-google/comment-page-1/#comment-537 But... Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:13:58 +0000 http://www.devwp.kadavy.net/?p=129#comment-537 Why were you there? Just for a free lunch? Why were you there? Just for a free lunch?

]]> By: Joe http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/lunch-at-google/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Joe Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:56:37 +0000 http://www.devwp.kadavy.net/?p=129#comment-536 Apparently they'll let just about <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/case/51776104/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">anyone</a> into Google these days. Apparently they’ll let just about anyone into Google these days.

]]> By: Lisa Teet http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/lunch-at-google/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Lisa Teet Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:50:08 +0000 http://www.devwp.kadavy.net/?p=129#comment-535 Wow, I'm celebrating the first birthday of my second child, you're entering a branded realm unheard of outside science fiction novels and Munchkin Land. Google-colored lunch sacks? Wonder how many hours of unpaid overtime these peeps work to get all these perks...I used to get free lunch and dinner when I was working in hell, too. Wow, I’m celebrating the first birthday of my second child, you’re entering a branded realm unheard of outside science fiction novels and Munchkin Land. Google-colored lunch sacks?

Wonder how many hours of unpaid overtime these peeps work to get all these perks…I used to get free lunch and dinner when I was working in hell, too.

]]> By: kadavy http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/lunch-at-google/comment-page-1/#comment-534 kadavy Fri, 14 Oct 2005 02:56:51 +0000 http://www.devwp.kadavy.net/?p=129#comment-534 Yeah, the meals provided is a no-brainer: doesn't cost much, keeps your employees happy, on the premises, and well-nourished for thinking. Keep in mind though that Google is very selective with their employees, interviewing people something like 40 hours total before making a hire. They want the best, and that's what makes this a no-brainer. Honestly, not all companies need the best people to stay in business. Yeah, the meals provided is a no-brainer: doesn’t cost much, keeps your employees happy, on the premises, and well-nourished for thinking. Keep in mind though that Google is very selective with their employees, interviewing people something like 40 hours total before making a hire. They want the best, and that’s what makes this a no-brainer. Honestly, not all companies need the best people to stay in business.

]]> By: Jerry Underwood Jr. http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/lunch-at-google/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Jerry Underwood Jr. Fri, 14 Oct 2005 02:37:50 +0000 http://www.devwp.kadavy.net/?p=129#comment-533 How ironic. Food network had a great piece on the Google kitchen. It was an amazing look at how quality companies do thiings beyond pay to make life easier for employees. They had interviews with the head chef as well as management. Both discussed how making a wide variety (which looked awesome IMO) of options retained people during meal times and boosted productivity. In this case good design is building in a competitive advantage over your competitors. I suppose rainbow coded trays and lunch sacks don't hurt either. How ironic. Food network had a great piece on the Google kitchen.

It was an amazing look at how quality companies do thiings beyond pay to make life easier for employees. They had interviews with the head chef as well as management. Both discussed how making a wide variety (which looked awesome IMO) of options retained people during meal times and boosted productivity.

In this case good design is building in a competitive advantage over your competitors. I suppose rainbow coded trays and lunch sacks don’t hurt either.

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