Today we visited Progressly, Facebook and Google in Silicon Valley California. I was able to observe some very different business cultures and lifestyles. When comparing and contrasting the businesses we visited today, my assumptions were almost backwards. Progressly is a start up company with a small amount of employees doing a lot of different work. It seemed a bit more hectic and all the employees were on task and at their work stations. At Facebook and Google, the atmosphere seemed much more relaxed and I observed a much smaller percentage of employees actually doing meaningful work. At large corporations such as Facebook and Google, I had assumed the corporate lifestyle was a grind all day everyday in attempt to please a hire up. It seems as though my assumptions regarding large corporations and small start ups were backwards. Facebook and Google had similar elements to their individual campuses which were both very attractive. It was very interesting to observe these businesses and be able to compare and contrast the real world environments.
Facebook campus and the Facebook company in general is probably my favorite out of all the companies we have visited in Silicon Valley. Their campus had a wide variety of amazing food, all of which was free to employees. Employees could actually get unlimited free food on campus. If I worked at Facebook, I would never eat anywhere else and get all my food for free. Facebook campus also had many other elements including a gym, game room, sports courts, shuttles, etc. The work environment and culture that I observed at Facebook has been the most attractive to me up to this point in the trip. We are just going to have to wait and see if Apple can top Facebook.
-David
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