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>> The Sydney Google office is like its own independent office with its own special vibe.
>> The Google office in Sydney is in a fantastic downtown location.
>> We've got a great view of the harbor;
we are close to the city.
It has a very relaxed and casual feel to it.
>> We have probably the best coffee machine of any Google office.
>> The sort of people that we hire at Google are very creative,
very innovative.
>> We really have people with very different backgrounds,
with very different ideas.
It really encompasses the whole of Australia.
>> I can count in my microwaves former soap opera stars
>> Law,
economics,
>> Ultra marathon runners
>> Arts, travel.
>> Poets, literature geniuses
>> Just about every kind of background you could possibly imagine.
And we just accept all those people and somehow they kind of work well together
even though they are coming from so many different places.
>> When you mash them all together in one place,
you can learn and not even realize it
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>> We're obviously a smaller office than many other parts of Google
and there is a much more intimate feel.
There is really a strong sense of collaboration between the different functions.
>> When I get stuck on a problem, like I did the other day:
I was working on my whiteboard and suddenly there were four other people around
from different projects going 'that problem sounds interesting.
What are you doing?
Here, how can I help?'
I wouldn't have had that anywhere else in the world.
>> We have the right environment to keep working on these problems until they're solved
rather than being encouraged to just rush something out that half works.
>> It's really liberating to be able to direct your workload in a way that suits you
and the way that you like doing your job.
>> You don't need to stop and ask your manager's approval
you don't need to go through a big chain of authorization or anything like that.
You just go ahead and do it as long as it seems good for the company.
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>> One of the biggest personal rewards is my own personal growth.
This workplace and these people have provided an opportunity for me to really get to know myself.
>> I love the feeling I get when I come in to work everyday and I talk to someone
and at the end of that conversation I think I need to meet him again,
because I have learned something.
To face that everyday is just such an incredible experience
and it helps you grow as a person and as a professional like nothing else can.
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