Google- Cafetaria

Google is now a brand name. Named after the mathematical word gogool (meaning ten raised to the power hundred or simply, hundred zeros after one), it has emerged as a leader in cyber life in almost no time. Here I would like to put forward somethig interesting about it and its culture.
Have you ever wondered how many members work in its headquarters at the Amphitheater Parkway? Not hundred, not five hundred. It’s lierally four thousand! And have you ever wondered how do they work in such a cumbersome atmosphere. Won’t you wonder if I say that the most influencial thing is the “Cafeteria” of Google which keeps them all together!!!
Yes, it is the “Cafeteria”. It is said to be a place which keeps the members ‘in’ the office, working for hours. This place contains many types of food for various cusines like Italian, Chinese, African, Indian(!), etc. and the menu itself is said to be mouth-watering. A review of those menu items indicates that the tastes of Google’s employees are as diverse as their national and ethnic backgrounds.

It includes scrumptious-sounding dishes such as Ahi Tuna & Avocado Poke, Eggplant Ratatouille, Pollo en Huerto, Seared Day Boat Scallops in Green Coconut Curry Sauce, Arugula with Dried Apricots, Sauteed Wild Mushrooms, Spinach Lentil Dal and Tropical Shrimp Bisque soups, Hazelnut Shortcakes with Plum Compote, Chocolate Coconut Cheesecake and Creamy Lemon Macadamia Nut Cookies. Not exactly your typical corporate cafeteria fare!

All these items are for “FREE”

The company is known for employing some of the best and the brightest people in the world and its menu offers no less of a global all-star lineup.
Providing good food in a corporate setting is not unusual. The executive dining room has been a fixture in many companies throughout this country for decades. What Google is doing is simply providing all its workers with the same top quality cuisine that other companies lavish on their top executives. If it’s good for the top brass why not do it for the rest of the company?

Other tips (to keep its employees ‘healthy’) offered include avoiding exposure to brain-cell killing lead (Google is a lead-free work environment), wiggling your toes frequently to activate nerves that stimulate the brain (sandals are de rigueur fashion at Google Labs), taking short naps to enhance the information processing capacity of the brain (Google Labs’ engineers can take cat naps whenever necessary as long as they “refrain from drooling on their keyboards”), exercising to increase blood flow to the brain (Google’s campus offers a weekly “Wetlands Walk” among other exercise opportunities) and sharing your big brain with the world (Google Labs allows staff to spend 20% of their time working on projects of their own).