Fortune has once again put together the top 100 companies to work for in the United States. Not surprisingly at the top of the list is Google! With over a 67% growth rate and 6,500 employees Google is almost in another league compared to the other employers in the list. The video below is the best inside look that I have seen when it comes to a “Googler’s” life:
I was a little surprised that Google receives over 3,000 job applications per day (almost 1.1 million per year), but I guess that’s what happens when employees get gourmet food, free massages, and free access to 5 doctors on the premises. How did some of the other big technology companies stack up compared to Google?
- Adobe
Rank: 31
Growth: 33%
Number of Employees: 3,604 - Yahoo!
Rank: 44
Growth: 26%
Number of Employees: 6,840 - Microsoft
Rank: 50
Growth: 13%
Number of Employees: 44,298
I thought that Yahoo! had more employees than that, but I think that means Google will be passing them up pretty soon since they are only about 350 people behind right now.
So I’ll leave you with a quick question…if you had the knowledge and know-how to work at Google, would you?
YES! Google will hopefully be my next job after Microsoft this summer.
Sounds great, but a big corporate environment isn’t my thing!
I sent in my application 4 months ago and havent heard a thing.
I guess you have an idea why now? If they get 3,000 apps per day, it’s understandable. Hope you hear from them
As long as they don’t slave you to death. I worked for a similar company that gave away so many nice perks, but they don’t do that for “free”. They expect something in return, i.e. to be there for important dates, schedules etc. I remember when a product was trying to be finished for an important ship date…man, over Christmas the programmers had to literally sleep in their offices for 4-5 days straight to get it done. Perks are nice but I don’t wanna work myself to death for gourmet meals.
I think the employees are pretty dedicated to their jobs, so I’m sure a large majority of their time is spent at the office. After all, their Google Apps for your Domain service has 24-hour phone support in case you need it (for the people who pay for it). Someone has to be there to answer the phone.