Inside Google's Massive Headquarters

We all use its services every day, it answers our most bizarre questions, you’re even watching this video using the company’s video streaming platform. We’re talking Google, or more importantly, it’s bank busting Silicon Valley headquarters.

A short walk from the San Francisco Bay Area, and a stone’s throw away from other multinational headquarters like Apple Park and the homes of Facebook, eBay and Netflix, sits the 26-acre site on which we find Googleplex.

Based in Mountain View, the Google headquarters gets its name from a play on words. Most evidently, it is a combination of Google and complex. But spelled a little differently, googolplex is an incredibly large number, with lots of zeros after it. The latter explanation is probably a hint towards Google’s global monopoly, and its incredible successes.

[cardorichard]

I asked a Google employee to list the stuffs Google gives them for free. He replied, "It's easier to list the stuffs Google doesn't give you."

[StealthyDead]

It's genius to allow them 20% of their time to focus on side projects. The thing is that Google owns that project if they do it on Google time. So they get people working on what actually interests them, and they also get to keep the reward from that.

[funny-video-YouTube-channel]

It's like a very well designed school or university.
More offices should be like that one !

[edithtapia]

successful people don't become that way overnight .most people you see as a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..

[darcybhaiwala]

Google is proof that giving people what they need increases productivity, rather than make them lazy.

[PancakeLizard]

One of the most cited studies indicates that overall, Google receives over 2 million resumes per year, and 1 out of every 130 applicants receive a job offer. To compare, Harvard University accepts 1 out of 14 applicants for their incoming freshman class. It is literally 10 times harder to get into Google than Harvard

[technoplusmedia]

The tech industry is exploding as we enter the new decade... just imagine where everything will be in 20-30 years! Cheers to the world of innovation!

[Decentra_Play_House]

Google Using Macbooks For productivity 🥰

[rattatouilletherat]

Man, I'm honestly scared of what these giant companies are capable of.

[BunkerSquirrel]

I've been looking at a fair number of videos for high profile corporate headquarters and it's really fascinating to see how varied the different cultures are. Like not necessarily better or worse, just different. This is by far the most "fun" of the bunch, for sure!

[willse_]

If i can have my own bedroom with with a bathroom and closet .My home will be there inside the google headquarters

[Ysumguy]

Google is so smart. They invest in the well being of their employees by building (free) gyms, healthcare clinics, swimming pools, yoga studios, providing free food, encourages employee side projects, etc etc etc. And in turn, their employees creates better technologies, services, and softwares for us the consumer which Google benefits from. More companies needs to learn from Google.

Plus... their pay and benefits is pretty great it looks like.

[Mafhuwa]

As a South African, I’m happy it was designed by one of our Architects 🇿🇦🔥

[KD-mmli]

It’s insane the resume you need to even be though of getting to be at google. Just a brief look at any intern will inspire you to do better.

[davidkusanagi]

Apple: We have a UFO
Google: We have a theme park
Samsung: pft....Just built a city

[pormiiir]

imagine working at google, doing what you love is your work, free almost everything and a huge salary. feels good man

[oatmeal]

i like how employees at google are using macbooks 😂

[claradahlberg-garde]

Just watched the video about the Apple Headquarters, and this just looks so much better. I get the feeling that the Apple Headquarters were build to please one man: Steve Jobs - and is only focused on the design and how the building should wow the visitors, with no regard to how the actual employees would feel about working there.
But this. This is not built for the CEO, this is build for the employees who are the working machine behind the great company Google.
I applaud you Google. It really looks like you care about the work environment and I'm pleased to support you

[_percent]

Technology moves as fast as I go to the store for beer.

[jusbeecool]

This is what “no budget” looks like...