Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by detrol2k » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 7:44 PM UTC

Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex
bloomberg.com

Re: Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by supercanuck » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 8:55 PM UTC

How are these fringe benefits not taxable as pay? Should they be?

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p15b/ar02.html#en_US_2014_pu...

Re: Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by comrh » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 9:02 PM UTC

That article was overwhelmingly depressing. Living in a van is a better life then remote work?

Re: Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by aaronbrethorst » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 9:06 PM UTC

    In Silicon Valley mythology, sleeping at the
    office is second only to working out of a garage

That's a depressing thought.

Re: Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by 4096 » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 9:10 PM UTC

https://www.quora.com/Which-Googler-holds-the-record-for-liv...

Interview with guy because of above answer.

Re: Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by ljk » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 9:11 PM UTC

> Discoe points at the screen. “When I read this, I was like, ‘Does he know me?’ There’s only really me who fits this description.

I thought someone who works at google should be smart enough to know that these type of personality tests are pretty vague and can be applied to many people?

Re: Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by culled » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 9:18 PM UTC

ljk wrote: post #6

> Discoe points at the screen. “When I read this, I was like, ‘Does he know me?’ There’s only really me who fits this description. I thought someone who works at google should be smart enough to know that these type of personality tests are pretty vague and can be applied to many people?

He was referring to this xkcd - http://m.xkcd.com/977/. The description, as stated in the article, was “You like Isaac Asimov, XML, and shoes with toes. You think the Segway got a bad rap. You own 3D goggles, which you use to view rotating models of better 3D goggles. You type in Dvorak.” I don't think that could be considered a vague personality test that can be applied to many people.

Re: Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by simonk » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 9:21 PM UTC

supercanuck wrote: post #2

How are these fringe benefits not taxable as pay? Should they be? http://www.irs.gov/publications/p15b/ar02.html#en_US_2014_pu...

Read further down, exclusions to fringe benefits include Meals, Lodging on your business premises, Athletic facilities, and other things.

Re: Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by Dorian-Marie » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 9:22 PM UTC

So he got food, water, shower and toilets from Google's office.

He only used his van as a sleeping place.

He should definitely do an AMA:

    What about Internet access?
    What about the cold? Sleeping bags? Isolation inside the van?
    What about the hot? Air conditioning?

Re: Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex

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Post by ggambetta » Wed, Aug 05, 2015, 9:28 PM UTC

Dorian-Marie wrote: post #9

So he got food, water, shower and toilets from Google's office. He only used his van as a sleeping place. He should definitely do an AMA: What about Internet access? What about the cold? Sleeping bags? Isolation inside the van? What about the hot? Air conditioning?

Internet access?

At Google HQ?

Being an employee?

...no clue :(