Do You Work at Google?

Bit of a weird one... but i'll be as honest as I can be.

I'm looking at this http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=23386 and thinking 'do they have anything like this operating from the UK?'.

Does anyone here work at Google? Particularly anyone that knows about their product management side?

ps yes, I am looking at Google for a career move :)

I'm telling BT

Google doesn't have any people. Its all in the ether!Nobody works there, it just kinda evolved. Thats why its free. Its like Internet mother nature.

We do the security at Google, Nelson speaks the truth. Our guards are there to keep the secret in and the e-hamsters turning their wheels.

Utfs

Do you reckon everyone walks around Google going "just fucking Google it you cunt"

Or "use the fucking search engine"

They have offices in Soho- give them a ring and ask?

Do you reckon everyone walks around Google going "just fucking Google it you cunt"

Or create bots that post UTFS or Just fucking google it etc on internet forums?

Utfs

o.0

Who cares if they have anything like it in the UK when there is a chance to do the role in CA!

Umm, California or the UK. Tough decision :-)

if you work for google you can take your dog to work

Do you reckon everyone walks around Google going "just fucking Google it you cunt"

You've made my day!

if you work for google you can take your dog to work

Apparently you can also wear to left socks on the non-uniform day

I'm telling BT

love it.

No product management in London, it would seem

http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/jobs/index.html

if you work for google you can take your dog to work

woah. google has dogs do the searching?
no wonder i only ever find trees and other dogs bottoms.

google have a Head Quaters in the UK.

Victoria - Buckingham palace road.

i know someone who worked at google and they have a seriously cool mug.

wow bringing this O/T back... I know at least two people I've met on rides that work in Victoria. Anyone got any interview tips?

does it say co-o-o-o-o-o-offee ?

Be prepared for marathon interview sessions. A friend of mine had fourteen separate interviews with Google, only to not get the job as the role he was going for was removed by a re-org. Ouch.

Another friend had twelve before he got a job there. I've seen him once since as he works very, very long hours, i.e. 12-14 hour days are normal. There's a reason why they offer staff so many in house perks, i.e. free food, dry cleaning, dental work. It's to keep the employees in the office, working.

does it say co-o-o-o-o-o-offee ?

no, but it is made of metal. and the handle is in the shape of a magnifying glass.

Very interesting Techcrunch article from a year ago on why Google employees quit:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/18/why-google-employees-quit/

I take it you've checked www.glassdoor.com

Seconding what andyp said.

I knew someone that worked over in Dublin and she had 9 interviews, each of which involved flying over from a different country.

And yeah, the deal seems to be that you don't need to worry about anything (eg unmarried partner's dental work paid for even though they weren't living together, games consoles, free food, etc, etc, etc) but you have to work your arse off.