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Why Is Google So Great?: Google Is #1 On This Year's List of Fortune's 100 Best Companies To Work For
Why Is Google So Great?: Google Is #1 On This Year's List of Fortune's 100 Best Companies To Work For
list.
"These guys obviously had an
idea originally about the search
engine that was unique, but be-
yond that they had an idea at the
very start that they were going
to create a great workplace" says
Moskowitz. "They had so much
money - so much money in cash
- that some people would think
they don't need the imprimatur
of a list like ours - they could do
anything they wanted - so why
try and create a great workplace.
It's a difficult thing to do - it
takes effort and humility. Yet
they did it, they wanted to create
a great workplace and they did -
that was important to them, be-
yond simply making a lot of
money - how they treat people is
important."
Why is Google so great?
Google is #1 on this year's list of Fortunes 100 Best Companies to Work For
Googl e Qui ck Facts
Industry: Media: Media: Online Internet
Services
US Employees: 5063
Training: 100 hours/year
Voluntary Turnover (FT) 2.6%
Job Applicants: 472,771
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
CEO: Dr. Eric Schmidt
Founded: 1998
Ticker Symbol: GOOG
Website: www.google.com
Googl e Perks & Benefits
Up to $8,000/year in tuition reimbursement
On-site perks include medical and dental facilities, oil change
and bike repair, valet parking, free washers and dryers, and
free breakfast, lunch and dinner on a daily basis at 11 gour-
met restaurants
Unlimited sick leave
27 days of paid time off after one year of employment
Global Education Leave program enables employees to take
a leave of absence to pursue further education for up to 5
years and $150,000 in reimbursement.
Free shuttles equipped with Wi-Fi from locations around the
Bay Area to headquarter offices.
Classes on a variety of subjects from estate planning and
home purchasing to foreign language lessons in French,
Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin.
Why is Google so great? Google Is #1 on this year's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For
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