I had the chance to eat lunch at Google headquarters today. To get a guest pass, you have to show up at the building where the Google employee (who invited you) works. The buildings are all identified by numbers, not by department name. You must go into the lobby and sign in to get a guest pass. On the desk is a keyboard, a computer monitor, and a printer. It is very simple to print out a guest pass. There are four boxes on the screen. I assume that Google likes to keep things simple. You type in your name, your company's name (I left it blank), the name of your city and state, and the Google employee's name that will escort you into the main building. There is a legal contract that you must sign. Who reads these things anyways? In a nutshell, it says that you won't take pictures, record things, or take things out of the building. Basically, behave yourself and don't be a corporate spy. You sign your name on a small computer pad. I can never get used to writing on these things. Your vistor pass now comes out of the printer and you are on your way. I'm assuming that this is a thermal printer. The pass is a simple 2" x 4" white adhesive sticker with black letters on it. Since I could not bring a camera, (I did sign the agreement after all) I can only say that there are electric scooter parked in the lobby of each building. Instead of doing a 7 minute walk to another building, employees get on these yellow scooters and get around the Google campus. Eating lunch at Google. Now I can die a happy man. Google employees eat rather well. All you can eat. All you can drink. It's a pity I'm a small eater. One nice touch is that the plates that they serve your food in comes in four colors: blue, yellow, green, and red. Be careful of what you choose to eat. Some of the dishes are on the spicy side.


Lawsen in action.










The white stuff that you see on the plate is vanilla ice cream.