Text Box: Your mother was just offered an awesome job. She is going to work for Google! The first 3 years of her contract are at a branch office, then she will move to corporate offices. You are really excited because she can bring you to work whenever there is no school. Just look at what the GooglePlex (her office) has to offer: About the Googleplex Google's world headquarters building is located in Mountain View, California, a stone's throw from the Shoreline Regional Park wetlands. While not all Google offices around the globe are equally well-stocked, these are some of the essential elements that define a Google workspace: · Lobby Décor - Piano, lava lamps, and live projection of current search queries from around the world. · Hallway Décor - Bicycles and large rubber exercise balls on the floors, press clippings from around the world posted on bulletin boards everywhere. Many Googlers standing around discussing arcane IP addressing issues and how to build a better spam filter. · Googler Offices - Googlers work in high density clusters remarkably reflective of our server setup, with three or four staffers sharing spaces with couches and dogs. This improves information flow and saves on heating bills. · Equipment - Most Googlers have high powered Linux OS workstations on their desktops. In Google's earliest days, desks were wooden doors mounted on two sawhorses. Some of these are still in use within the engineering group. · Recreation Facilities - Workout room with weights and rowing machine, locker rooms, washers and dryers, massage room, assorted video games, Foosball, baby grand piano, pool table, ping pong, roller hockey twice a week in the parking lot. · Google Café - Healthy lunches and dinners for all staff. Stations include "Charlie’s Grill," "Back to Albuquerque," "East Meets West" and "Vegheads." Outdoor seating for sunshine daydreaming. · Snack Rooms - Bins packed with various cereals, gummi bears, M&Ms, toffee, licorice, cashew nuts, yogurt, carrots, fresh fruit and other snacks. Dozens of different drinks including fresh juice, soda and make-your-own cappuccino. It looks like you are going to move to one of two places, either, San Francisco, CA or Paradise, WA near Mount Rainier. Both locations have huge potential for violent natural disasters. San Francisco experiences earthquakes and Mount Rainier is a volcano. Your mother is going to take this job. After all, Google offers scholarships and college funding to their employees and the children of

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