2 Monday, July 9, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com At Ann Arbor Google office, the good life By SARAH SALA "I wanted to be a part of a compa- Daily StaffReporter ny that was changing the way things were done," said Matthew Neagle, Many college students dread the a University alum who has been prospect of getting a "real" job after employed by Google forthe pastyear graduation, seeing it as a token of and a half and recently transferred adulthood and the end of fun. to Ann Arbor from California. "That But Ann Arbor's new Google freshness and that kind of feeling of office in the McKinley Town Center making things happen and working on South Division Street - where things out and sort of running at full the mixing of work and play is speed is exciting." not only allowed, it's encouraged Neagle is one of more than 100 - is attracting graduates across employees at the Ann Arbor office the country with its innovative who benefit from the many ameni- approach to work and life. ties Google offers its employees, referred to internally as "Googlers." Over the next five years, Google, whose employee-friendly environ- ment prompted Fortune magazine to rate it the number one place to work in 2007, will increase its work- force at the Ann Arbor branch to as many as 1000 people. But prospec- tive applicants should be prepared to face fierce competition. Accord- ing to CNN, Google receives an application about every 25 seconds. Neagle said the rapid growth of the company was one of the things that first attracted him to apply. "I knew that would mean opportunity to grow myself," he said. In the office, which officially opened its doors on May 17, Google employees can enjoy a panoram- ic view of Ann Arbor while they lounge in beanbags and rolling chairs. Numerous items are colored in the California-based company's signature color scheme of reds, yel- lows, greens and blues. Googlers' desks, located in the center of the office, are decorated with items ranging from Mrs. Pota- See GOOGLE, Page 3 Barnes & Noble at the University of Michigan Come see our newly renovated store! 530 S. State Street phone# 734.995.8877 www.umichigan.bncollege.com bksumichiganunion@bncollege.com Order Your Textbooks Online Today www.whywaitforbooks.com uthd annual Arw k eam~ t s Congratulations to Daniella Huggins, our Fake Ad Contest winner for May! Try to find the fake advertisement in this week's paper and throughout the month. If you think you've found it, e-mail your name, the page number of the ad and the ad caption to display@michigandaily.com (subect: fake ad contest). Contest sponsored by Papa John's Pizza. Winner will receive 2 Free Large Pizzas! One winner will be chosen at the end of each month and will be contacted by e-mail. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com IMRAN WPED DAVID GOH 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 syed@michigandaily.com goh@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom oricehnours: Sun.=rurs. 11 a.m. - 2a.m. 734-763-2459 Correctins correctiosnihiadail.cn Lettersto thetEditor tothedailyumichigandaily.com Photography Department photo@richigandaiy.com 734-764-0563 ArtsSection ichartospagc@mihigandaily.con 734-63-379 Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com 734-764-6136 Sports Section sports@nichigandailycom 734-764-8585 Display Sales dailydisplay Pgmadon 734 -764 -0554 ClassifieddSales OdOaiyassified@gnail.com 734-764-0557 Online Sales undonhreagmai.com ,34-615-0135 Finance tmdfinonee@gau.com 734-763-3246 EDITORIAL STAFF lessicaVosgerchian Managing News Editor vo .,r.... nmichigarudaily comr A% (u oC1T EDITORS: Emiuly A ngell, Emily Barrton, GaryGraca Editoria ageEditor tan bdar R; .e ue.temen ti Zeehelonato tansNFlanAbrham ManagingpotEditor fnlan-arahamian mtegnal~ lisaetlerl ManagingAesEditor gie,i richigandai.com Jessisa Bovlla n ManagingPoto Editor baaltion mrrich igandai I.com BUSINESS STAFF Tiffany Lin DisplaySales Manager David Goh Onlne Sales Manager Robert Abb Layout/Production Manager The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily's office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $110. Winter term l(anuary through April) is $115, yearlong (September through April) is $195. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press andThe Associated Collegiate Press.