The Google Slide
Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy on Jun 10th 2008
You read that title correct. In Google’s Zurich offices they have a slide in their building.
An awesome
shiny
big metal slide
that the employees can slide down to get to the cafeteria.
Working happy at its finest!
Raise your hand if you want to work for Google.
Yep. I thought so. That’s why working happy works. When people are happy they perform better.
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Filed in Atmosphere, Fun Environment, Morale, Relax and Enjoy, Work Smart | 12 responses so far
Marelisa Jun 10th 2008 at 08:14 pm 1
How cool! They should get a fireman pole too.
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Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy Jun 10th 2008 at 09:08 pm 2
Hey Marelisa, if they got a fireman pole then I would have to quit my job and wait at Google’s doorstep until they hired me.
Barbara Swafford Jun 11th 2008 at 12:59 am 3
I want one. I love slides.
How fun would that be?
I’ve heard their campus in California is pretty awesome too, but I don’t know if they have a slide.
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Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy Jun 11th 2008 at 07:02 am 4
Hey Barbara, it would be so cool to see the Google office in CA. I wonder if they do tours.
Rajaie AlKorani Jun 12th 2008 at 10:53 am 5
Google is a perfect example of how working happy dramatically changes the quality of the work done.
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Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy Jun 12th 2008 at 05:34 pm 6
Hey Rajaie, Google is setting the working happy standard. Hopefully companies start trying to catch up.
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Karla Jun 13th 2008 at 02:10 pm 8
Hi, Karl. I found you over at Daily Blog Tips, and having discovered you, am adding you to my Blog Reader! Love your Work Happy ideas!
In addition to a slide, how about a swing? I love swings! I don’t think I can ever outgrow them!
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All Adither Jul 20th 2008 at 08:14 am 10
Awesome! I have to admit, the stodgy side of me would feel a little weird flinging myself into the cafeteria that way.
ia play :: i don’t want a slide at work Jul 23rd 2008 at 11:31 pm 11
[...] Happy Now blogged about the Google slide. Now call me grumpy but I don’t want a slide at work. It is just a bit too try hard, too [...]
Winning Startups Aug 13th 2008 at 10:19 am 12
That is a fantastic idea. What a great stress reliever.
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