looks like hangar 1 is still being deskinned and reskinned
looks like hangar 1 is still being deskinned and reskinned
the 2 buildings are connected with a few bridges between floors
ZXG88 is a big building, although either all floors were not accessible to Googlers or not part of Google
The HTC buildings didn't really have snacks in microkitchens during HTC days, and still don't today, so people brought their own
badge scanner inside the walls, first time, this faked me out as I didn't know where to badge since the reader wasn't visible
I hope the safety nets were only there to catch stray objects that might fall
we mistakenly entered the gigbabyte lobby, the Google entrance was around the corner
it was still early in the morning (engineering hours-wise), so the floors were bone empty
lots of testing equipment, including this bad ass shielding room
likely for historical reasons, there is a 7-11 inside the building
the google building is next to the HTC lobby
nice decors, but the first floor was also the only place where guests were allowed without written prior authorization
the upper floors were mostly seas of cubicles and not that interesting for guests anyway
Jennifer made do in the café while I quickly walked the upper floors
big café, the only google café we saw in the 4 locations we saw
the gym was also quite well sized and equipped
it's a very small building with a few testing labs and no pictures allowed
sun was finally setting, giving my outfit a better chance to shine :)
sadly googleween for kids was a cluster from what I heard (too many people, impossible to even get to for some)
we got a bit of snow just before arriving
very nice patio and mountain view
some weapons are missing, is that a bad thing? :)
thornton used to be a doubleclick datacenter, not in use anymore
there was a 3D printer in the printing room, nice
Spanish meal hours. Lunch until 15:00, and 'pre-dinner' until 19:00 so that you can have your real dinner around 21:00 :)
this bike was connected to the kitchen to a blender I think, I didn't get to see it work, though
nice padded elevator in case you go insane :)
lockers for each person working there
it was nice enough when we arrived
bad enough that semis were turning around
never quite seen northstar that way :)