Google employess living in Google's parking lots

[jpiniero]

Google has lots of offices outside mountain view.

I imagine that's where most, if not all of Google's development of their products is done though. If you want to work on that, you pretty much have to be there.

I'm not familiar with housing and rent costs in the area, but they say they can't afford anything nearby... how close is "nearby"? Can they afford something 30 minutes away? An hour? How about splitting rent with roommates?

That's the thing - the geography constrains things, and the traffic I imagine is so bad you have to live close anyway. Unless you are one of those that use the Google bus from SF (while leaving at the buttcrack and getting home when it's dark)

 

[Argo]

I imagine that's where most, if not all of Google's development of their products is done though. If you want to work on that, you pretty much have to be there.

A lot, but not all, or not even most.

 

[richardycc]

$2k/month isn't really that high or unheard of, is Google paying them nothing to work there? I call BS!

 

[KeithP]

It basically lets them avoid paying $2k rents charged in the region.

The story was based on a BBC piece that talked to 3 different employees. Only one of them cited cost as a reason to live at Google. In fact, the first guy that tried it did so because of a dare. From what the story said, it doesn't seem that common.

That BizTalk story is full crap. Just link bait jumping to conclusions not supported by facts.

-KeithP