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Re:Google is buying Chelsea Market building for over $2B by cmrdporcupine on Thursday February 08, 2018 @04:02PM (#16335576)
As a Google Waterloo employee I personally think much of the food at Google NYC is better, maybe the best I've had at Google. Not all of it, but some. There are certainly more options, as we have only one cafe here but there are many in NYC.

But I haven't been there in 5 years, so I can't say that with certainty, things may have changed.

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Re:Google is buying Chelsea Market building for over $2B by 52-6F-62 on Thursday February 08, 2018 @04:39PM (#16335812)
They had an enclosure containing an environment for growing micro greens you could pick yourself. lol. It wasn't for us I/O'ers, though. I was impressed, but maybe I haven't been spoiled yet.

They did just have the one cafeteria when I was there, but I wouldn't talk it down. Waterloo isn't that large of an office, relatively speaking.

I wouldn't be surprised that the NYC location is slaying Kitchener/Waterloo. I'd hope so! I think the last time I was up that way was pre-university drinking with friends in Guelph and at the Sleeman Brewery. It's a nice place, and becoming more of a research and development hub, but still has a way to go.

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Re:Google is buying Chelsea Market building for over $2B by cmrdporcupine on Thursday February 08, 2018 @06:33PM (#16336535)
The microgreens are not for self-picking, but the kitchen staff picks from it.

It's impressive to get fed 3 meals a daily, yes. Many things are impressive. But you'd be amazed how entitled the average Googler gets after a few months.

It is still a job after all.

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Re:Google is buying Chelsea Market building for over $2B by 52-6F-62 on Friday February 09, 2018 @09:29AM (#16340375)
I guess we all get pretty used to our comforts when they come and what was once normal changes.
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Re:Google is buying Chelsea Market building for over $2B by samstave on Thursday February 08, 2018 @04:25PM (#16335717)
Google should recruit talent from youngsters by giving them a field trip to their various cafes.

"work hard and study, and this will be the food you can eat every day" as a motivational trope

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