* *moves desk sideways* * look at how flexible and changeable this office is! 😭
@lemonhaze15063 ай бұрын
They moved it to be out of place first before filming 😂 It's so obvious it's an ad for Google
@Har90003 ай бұрын
Most lazy WSJ infomercial
@Purified-Bananas3 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@06TheLegend033 ай бұрын
Don't underestimate it💀💀💀
@chelseafisher68813 ай бұрын
4:08 the panic in the guys eyes when the reporter asks to move a desk 😂
@KentGoSuzuki3 ай бұрын
Kinda interesting how the comfort area of engineers are a games lounge with a ping pong table and the comfort area of business professionals are seemingly hotel lobbies
@David.773 ай бұрын
Perhaps engineers want to decompress with a pleasant distraction while business people want to feel comfortable and at ease.
@REPR1003 ай бұрын
Business professionals traveling don’t have any other choice
@ais89x3 ай бұрын
I'm not convinced of the reasons they're trying to demonstrate to the public. I think either they're cost cutting, or they're making the office modular or malleable to be able to hire fast or fire fast. It just doesn't make sense to me why this office would be better for business professionals.
@technik273 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was thinking that campus looked like a terrible workplace to me. Then I realized everyone was on laptops and they're probably mostly sales people, so I guess maybe that works for them. However, I think some of the discourse just sounds like a bunch of buzzwords and I'd like to see how the space changes in 2 to 5 years
@stevenkidd67613 ай бұрын
That's a great way to repurpose older and significant buildings 👏
@evan3 ай бұрын
*moves a desk* wow! How transformative!
@BlackFemaleAnd503 ай бұрын
Life changing.
@Djamonja3 ай бұрын
Yea, this was a cringefest ad for Google
@ZackyVillain3 ай бұрын
Basically it is just the building has bigger footprint, so they can decide what they want to build and do in the future.
@nickvangeel3 ай бұрын
When is the next distopian video @evan ?
@m._.m31803 ай бұрын
you want him to hang it on the wall or something?
@holahola45413 ай бұрын
"we're mandating back to office because collaboration is key to our success!" - literally every employee on their laptop not talking to anybody throughout the entire video
@TheLyoshenka11 күн бұрын
Exactly. The focus is NOT on culture or collaboration, but rather control, micromanagement, and ability to quickly fire and protect corporate assets/IP.
@TheHitmanSF2 ай бұрын
Dude said, "so this building is longer than it is tall" like its something ground-breaking.
@firefly983812 күн бұрын
These people dont do any actual work
@jacobharmon61623 ай бұрын
"I'm the CWO" "What's a CWO?" "Chief Watering Officer ... I water the 100 million tiny potted plants on the inside and outside of Google HQ"
@alexeykulikov27393 ай бұрын
I am the CTO😂
@aasamspb9673 ай бұрын
@@alexeykulikov2739 that is ?
@Ienteredmynamecorrectly3 ай бұрын
@@aasamspb967Chief toilet officer... He cleans the 100 million toilets
@aasamspb9673 ай бұрын
@@Ienteredmynamecorrectly oh my god 😅
@AlexaXander-q2m3 ай бұрын
HQ? Tell me about it? 😊
@audiodevout3 ай бұрын
Correction - the building is 1.3 million sq feet, not 100 million! source - google
@justjackman3 ай бұрын
😂
@lawrencefrost90633 ай бұрын
Yeah you would need 3 Central Parks to get 100 mil
@muazunais23783 ай бұрын
Exactly I was like what??? 😂
@annoyedok3213 ай бұрын
Their AI screwed up.
@GenesisOnMoney3 ай бұрын
Got it!
@tadmarshall27393 ай бұрын
I can't work in an open office. The noise and distractions make thought impossible. Looks pretty though.
@fruwuitsalad3 ай бұрын
tbh you'd be surprised, it gets pretty quiet in the work spaces and theres a ton of soundproofing going on
@2011blueman3 ай бұрын
@@fruwuitsalad You're clearly not a programmer or someone that actually does something productive. I'm guessing marketing or some other nonsense that doesn't actually require concentration or thought.
@wayando3 ай бұрын
For real, even just looking at the space has me worried. Some people need more private quiet space to get work done quickly ... Then intentionally go to a common area to interact with others.
@19DGL943 ай бұрын
@2011blueman and with those manners, you clearly work in a cave by yourself.
@gmonie6193 ай бұрын
@@2011blueman they literally said this building isn't for engineers
@betterchapter3 ай бұрын
When you want that airport experience without actually travelling...
@posthocprior3 ай бұрын
If you're curious, 100 million square feet is a square where each side is 3.58 miles (5.76 km). So, this would be roughly 1/10 the size of San Francisco.
@Zeusgodofthunder3 ай бұрын
Yep, you're right. WSJ cant do math loll
@touchofgrey53723 ай бұрын
@@Zeusgodofthunder The math is correct; Your thinking is off! It never said the building is one level ! ! ! "It was built INSIDE AND ON TOP OF ..." More than one level!
@Zeusgodofthunder3 ай бұрын
@@touchofgrey5372 they said “100 Million square feet” the building is barely 1 million. Guess you can’t do math either 😅 lol
@neil51373 ай бұрын
@@touchofgrey5372 lol are you nuts
@touchofgrey53723 ай бұрын
@@neil5137 Good news; read the 'Correction' of the video from @WSJ .......it's 1.3 million square feet!
@stachowi3 ай бұрын
Now i know why they show a couple extra ads every-time i do anything online... someone has to pay for all of this.
@Carlos-gm3zn3 ай бұрын
You mean they sold a bit more of data
@pkyadav19863 ай бұрын
You don't pay for all the free services you get, KZbin, Gmail, GDrive, ...
@IJustFiguredThisOut3 ай бұрын
When you say someone has to pay for "all of this", are you referring to what we saw in this video? Or are you referring to the services I am positive you use from Google on a daily basis, countless times throughout the day, including Gmail, KZbin, Google search itself, Google Maps, I could go on.
@IJustFiguredThisOut3 ай бұрын
@@Carlos-gm3zn Google started like any other company. They are not a government service that you have a right to. You are the one that decided to go on the internet and use any service of Google. If you think they or any other free service is there for truly altruistic purposes alone and can somehow stay afloat on that principle than you live in a fantasy world.
@stachowi3 ай бұрын
@@IJustFiguredThisOut i'm not saying they don't deserve it, just saying i know how they now pay for it.
@bluessoul12863 ай бұрын
This is like a Portlandia episode. People are full of themselves
@porscheoscar3 ай бұрын
I worked in this area for 3 years. Everyone who isn't rolling in 8 figure bank account absolutely HATES it. The square footage prices for commercial rent are through the stratosphere so small mom and pop shops can't go anywhere near this. Independent restauranteurs can't touch it with a 10 foot pole. Even some big names couldnt' open up in the Hudson Yards mall without major backing which most didn't get so food options that another major city would be rife with will never happen in this part of NYC. Small shops for groceries definitely not happening. Any gyms are the kind that cost as much a Mercedes payment. Basically the only options for foot traffic visitors are the mega corporations who can afford to run a location at a loss. So it all creates this "gentrified bubble" that is becoming the hallmark of the west side developments. Eventually those inside the bubble get bored of the options and being walled off from the real world. This is going to become a thing in urban planning.
@lorenzoalvarez72543 ай бұрын
very interesting perspective thank you for sharing!
@imchrismcnamara3 ай бұрын
Hudson Yards is W34th, this is Hudson Square on Houston, much different.
@1525boy3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the insight. You are describing the sad reality of present-day Manhattan. A place which no longer has any real neighborhoods, long term residents or families. A place which has completely lost its soul.
@Bluegoat03 ай бұрын
You are clearly confused. This is NOT Hudson Yards. It opened just this year so not sure how you worked here for the “past three years”
@ten_tego_teges3 ай бұрын
If no shop or restaurant can afford it then who occupies the store fronts? Surely owners would eventually rent it out to sb, no?
@Tobberz3 ай бұрын
Honestly this just seems like how a good college/university is set up - you can work (study) in cafes, libraries, outside, wherever. That's probably a lot of the inspiration.
@2011blueman3 ай бұрын
Actually productive people know that's a terrible setup. Work and study is best in a place with little to no distractions.
@ayodeledavid30343 ай бұрын
@@2011bluemantbh if you truly want to be productive you need a place with a balance a place to read and loosen and a place to work too, like personally I can be working or studying take 5 mins break play sports or watch KZbin helps the mind loosen up
@cal31903 ай бұрын
5:31 How is sitting like that all day comfortable? Wouldn't traditional desks be better?
@sianspherica3 ай бұрын
This. Actual legitimate WORK is done at a desk with two high quality monitors.
@fergal24243 ай бұрын
you realise they are free to come and go? they will have other desks and areas. That's a break out / lounge area. Come on guys they are not staying there for 8 hours.
@cal31903 ай бұрын
@@fergal2424 But almost every room looks like a break out/lounge area and if it’s for taking a break, why are they working on their laptops in it?! Even the desks shown in the video look cramped and had no privacy.
@fergal24243 ай бұрын
@@cal3190 Because they can come and go, and laptops because most are probably hybrid workers. :) You don't need much desk space whenever your entire work set up is a Macbook and maybe an external monitor? Typing this from a 'cramped' desk in office at the mo. Perfectly comfortable and can move around if I choose.
@dunkirito83083 ай бұрын
@@siansphericaThey have normal desks too. Sometimes we go here bc we have easy work that don’t require an actual desk. It’s also nice to get away from the work desk every now and then.
@jb764893 ай бұрын
"This is the meeting room where we decided that a motto like "dont be evil" didn't really represent where we want to go as a company"
@michaeltrower7413 ай бұрын
What a brilliant way to demonstrate the ever-widening gap between the haves and have-nots.
@M_k-zi3tn3 ай бұрын
Then get some
@LabMonkey-k2j2 ай бұрын
let me guess, you voted for Biden ?! LOL
@LegendOfTheOld3 ай бұрын
When people said they hated the cubical they didn't mean, they wanted to sit in the same long row, just without the privacy. And to take calls in an - even smaller - cubical they have to share now with their co-workers. They wanted offices or home office.
@germantempo3 ай бұрын
wooow! The desk is moveable! revolutionary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@JamesTenniswood3 ай бұрын
Not a single person talking to another one. All on their laptops. Success
@nassera.42403 ай бұрын
Camera man effect
@m._.m31803 ай бұрын
it's a workplace not a social gathering, JamesTenniswood.
@Martin_Koepl2 ай бұрын
They are using chat apps on their laptops to talk with each other. Real talking is not cool and efficient enough anymore.
@r3d0c2 ай бұрын
@@m._.m3180 almost like offices for most white collar workers is a waste of money since they could just do that from home, that point went over your head pretty easily
@SweBeach20233 ай бұрын
Working for a company having a yearly net income of more than 70 billion USD must be amazing. They obviously make well-calculated financial decisions, but when they do make a decision they have almost unlimited funds to carry it out. 2 billion or 20 billion - it's just 3 months of savings apart.
@leetskeet44763 ай бұрын
It's easy to make 70 bn a year when you are a clumsily disguised CIA psy-op
@FredGetz-u4w3 ай бұрын
Okamoùra
@AbdulRazak-z3x3 ай бұрын
All look good until they terminate you just using email.
@hatoiro_810163 ай бұрын
What surprised me is that no one was using Chromebook. Almost all laptops in the video were MacBooks.
@ruk2023--3 ай бұрын
Not really surprising. Chromebooks are lightweight home computers.
@josepadilla40243 ай бұрын
chromebooks were never intended to be a competition to Macbooks.
@me-it9jn3 ай бұрын
that’s like expecting bicycle manufacturer employees to always use bikes over cars
@TheViettan283 ай бұрын
They are the ones who create someone's tools, not the ones who use tools. They use whatever is best to boost their production.
@RudieObias3 ай бұрын
Google employees can choose whatever work laptop they'd wish. There were some Chromebooks and Windows laptops in the video
@RaksoBackwards3 ай бұрын
if everyone works on portable laptops, and can meet a client anywhere in the city, then why is any of this necessary?
@Hawah153 ай бұрын
Surveillance.
@sn-xc7rv3 ай бұрын
It's not necessary, but it generates "economic activity" which can then be used as a leverage with governments
@Chris_EE3 ай бұрын
Real estate is an investment. Just like most buildings in major cities.
@Cantblendthis3 ай бұрын
It's for the folks who work on a non-portable laptop ...
@Nb-ll8kp3 ай бұрын
I’d still rather have my own office with walls and a door. Apparently they have so much freedom yet anyone walking by can always see what’s on your screen or what paperwork is on your desk.
@Timely-ud4rm3 ай бұрын
yeah I noticed that. it's strange how there aren't doors, what if you need a meeting with someone and don't want anyone to hear? idk maybe it's super critical or something.
@RichN-g9k3 ай бұрын
We have private rooms lol @@Timely-ud4rm
@Omar-kl3xp3 ай бұрын
@@Timely-ud4rmmost top companies around the world are the same , they have the same open office concept , it could be because you are more likely to be productive that way who knows .
@Morcap3 ай бұрын
That is precisely the purpose of having an ''open concept'' so the team leads can keep an eye on every screen from afar without interrupting the flow. Once an engineer is ''wired in'' nothing and no-one should intrude. On the other hand the very privacy people - outside the tech world -, are moaning about is clearly done and dusted; the main reason why Mark proclaimed back in 2012 "Privacy doesn't exist anymore. Get over it." So there is that.
@firefly983812 күн бұрын
@@Morcap it exist if we demand it exist
@henrygraep3 ай бұрын
0:10 "100 million square feet"?? That can't be right !
@gwiz0013 ай бұрын
It''s not even close to right. The building is 1.3msf. Dunno if it's more absurd for him to say that or for it not to get caught in editing.
@phoenix50543 ай бұрын
Is it unthinkable? It's around 10 million sq. meters. Which is the same as 1km x 1km with 10 floors.
@LisaSamaritan3 ай бұрын
The original building had 205,000 square feet divided on 3 floors. That's 68,333 square feet per floor, if they are of equal size. Take the 9 extra floors that they built, and that gives us 819,996 square feet (once again, if they are of equal size). But they clearly are not... Because they shortened the old building and the new floors don't cover the exact same footprint as the shortened old ones. So it is likely closer to 500,000 square feet. In other words 1/200 of 100 milion. For reference. The Pentagon, is the second largest office building in the world, and it is "only" 6,636,360 sq ft.
@SweBeach20233 ай бұрын
@@phoenix5054 It's obvious the building is far smaller than that.
@FinanceundOkonomie-nl3mh3 ай бұрын
@@phoenix5054bruh that would be the size of a large city, yes it is way off they corrected it, it is 1.3 million
@QueenetBowie3 ай бұрын
It’s amazing to watch all these corporate office videos and hearing the architects and reps talk non stop about “creating a unique environment” “we didn’t want to be just another office” etc….. every single one of these tours looks like every other office, generic corporate office space. “Ooooh, we added a retro futuristic chair in the break room, we’re so different!” This place looks just as depressing as every other corporate office video I’ve seen lol
@Timely-ud4rm3 ай бұрын
How could they not make it depressing? How could the office be a lovely workspace that people are exited to work in? I think the plants are lovely and rarely any other office spaces have as many plants as there offices.
@BobRooney2903 ай бұрын
imagine if they took all the food away and only had a cart with bananas, like multi-trillion dollar amazon. that billion dollar boat aint gonna pay for itself, amirite?
@dunkirito83083 ай бұрын
It’s always the ppl who don’t work at these top company’s that say these things.
@r6scrubs1262 ай бұрын
Bro has never worked in an office if he thinks this looks the same as ever other office
@LionBrine3 ай бұрын
We want WFH, the sunk cost of corporate real estate has also played a hand in these top tech layoffs
@ommanipadmehung3014Ай бұрын
The nature part is the best part of the building by far! Beautiful oasis!
@shush20003 ай бұрын
"We don't know how the space will patina..." Wow, that's next level - like a luxury watch.
@ghanim9563 ай бұрын
The guy in the light blue suit has the most soothing voice and accent! I can hear him talk all day.
@Johnny-tt9gs3 ай бұрын
I watched this building go up from across the street. It is pretty impressive to see what they have done with the old terminal.
@flashflame49523 ай бұрын
This is seriously fantastic! What a difference to stuffy older office space.
@JD-ip4fs3 күн бұрын
Imagine 50 years from now. How far the workspace has come is amazing!
@Jebusankel3 ай бұрын
I cringe watching people work directly on a laptop. Such an ergonomics nightmare!
@briancorrell3 ай бұрын
the EXACT reason why working from home is so much better and also google could save so much money having people work from home and then just come in for meetings
@MrKudosx3 ай бұрын
I'd still rather work from home. This was a great promotion for what is essentially just open space which no employee likes.
@steveabplanalp96073 ай бұрын
I like the outdoor roof area.
@HanlinePyne3 ай бұрын
From $10K to $110K, that's the minimum range of profit return every week. I think it's not a bad one for me, now l have enough to pay bills and take care of my family
@مفتاحمحمدالبركي3 ай бұрын
I'm staying plugged in on this. I feel this is an opportunity for a major boost. How do you go about this?
@HanlinePyne3 ай бұрын
Oh, yeah. I was able to achieve that with the help of my coach /Mrs Sandra Maria Ferraguti❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@HanlinePyne3 ай бұрын
She's a licensed broker and successful entrepreneur from the state.
@HanlinePyne3 ай бұрын
Her top-notch guidance and expertise on digital market changed the game for me.
@HanlinePyne3 ай бұрын
The best strategy is starting with a professional coach, as a beginner who knows little or nothing in the market to avoid losing out
@mbn96723 ай бұрын
that's one of the coolest renewal projects making use of a building that was no longer in use, amazing.
@freewifi5103 ай бұрын
a blank check can get you a lot of nice things
@2011blueman3 ай бұрын
It's still a building that is mostly not in use, just with a fresh coat of paint and some hippie chairs.
@BradThePitts3 ай бұрын
So nice to be able turn your desk so you don't have to look at New Jersey all day 😂
@bubastis63062 ай бұрын
THE HORROR
@josemedeiros00729 күн бұрын
How cool is that! I myself prefer a cubicle to work in, it's quieter.
@Tonyhouse11683 ай бұрын
“We need thousands of employees to make sure all your search results are ads!!!”
@Therealbrez3 ай бұрын
They aren't all engineers, I wish they were.
@genjamin3 ай бұрын
you cant just let him say biophylic design and not follow up asking what that means.
@gravity00x3 ай бұрын
they know hes a buzzwordbro and it doesnt mean anything. its like all the hipsters that work at google, they just wanna be seen as that cool uncle.
@Learning21s3 ай бұрын
Love to watch these type of videos, please cover other tech companies as well.
@MrQwertypoiuyty3 ай бұрын
I am perplexed on how the conversion or reconstruction costed USD2.1 billion. Is construction and fit-out really that expensive in the US?
@Loki-ew6gg3 ай бұрын
Currently interning right next to the Google office at 299 W Houston Street (Publicis Groupe) ! It amazes me every time I head to office.
@orien2v22 ай бұрын
1994: Try to work 2004: Do work 2014: Play, and work 2024: Please come to work
@ShapeyFiend3 ай бұрын
WFH shows that people want a private office to work in, not a simulation of a coffeeshop. But even with this outlandish amount of floorspace the employees are still bumper to bumper. All the glass and concretes going to make it very reverby and noisy as well.
@MrDragonorp2 ай бұрын
yeah sometimes its fun to be in this shared spaces, but for real intensive work its better to be in the zone in your own office walled off without the feeling of the gaze of others on your back
@mxmus083 ай бұрын
@8:35, spaces patina…..ok! You heard it here first.
@testsite123-r2z3 ай бұрын
I wasn't blown away by this, did anyone else expect more from Google?
@ivanmeno2 ай бұрын
this is soo innovative and timeless, I think more and more companies will try to be more Google-like, again
@superdubdub2 ай бұрын
Been remote for 8 years and never going back. That $2.1 billion could go towards improving our world/society.
@lifesuzАй бұрын
I appreciate the discussion of technology's role in improving efficiency, but I hope it doesn't come at the expense of jobs or working conditions. It's important to find a balance between automation and human labor.
@maskettaman148829 күн бұрын
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@bishwasmishra64473 ай бұрын
I would’ve loved to work here five years ago.
@southernfriedhackers2 ай бұрын
Doors that open to the gardens, for those two months in NYC that are nice outside
@MrDarryl902103 ай бұрын
This was an amazing transformation! Very expensive, but amazing!
@billybobinthehouse122 ай бұрын
*Moves the desk side way* Him: Okay, turn on the camera now... Yes, so you want to move the the table now?
@moomie16343 ай бұрын
So glad to see they spent all that money from laid off employees on an office that no one wants to go to!
@BOSSDONMAN3 ай бұрын
It's all for the CoMpAnY CuLtUrE!!1
@qwerty1123113 ай бұрын
As if the laid off employees provided any value
@BOSSDONMAN3 ай бұрын
@@qwerty112311 You better be worth at least multiple million to be simping for trillion dollar companies.
@openmike45593 ай бұрын
@@BOSSDONMANhe made a factual statement about ex employees. Didn’t realize that’s simping. Are you sure you know what simping is cool guy don?
@BOSSDONMAN3 ай бұрын
@@openmike4559 That's yet to be realized. Them trying to skeleton staff or offshore teams (including essential teams) could easily become a net negative in the medium term.
@Eric_In_SF3 ай бұрын
Lol, Torrance is the epitome of that cool nyc architect dude. I’d love to hang out with this dude and just talk buildings all day.
@annoyedok3213 ай бұрын
Cubicles make more sense after seeing this.
@pelangos3 ай бұрын
Such an amazing office space to work in!
@Hatematic3 ай бұрын
Open floor plan offices were a mistake
@JustMe-ux5zg3 ай бұрын
Looks awesome, great job Google. Thanks for this video WSJ.
@juanmcm3 ай бұрын
In my opinion, the focus of the type of business is the key. It is not the same if it is designed to be a workshop, a business center or a school or training center; Each one requires a different type of environment and a different degree of interaction and that is (obviously in my opinion) the key in this project. That's why I like the idea of modular meeting rooms and I've seen in convention centers that there are rooms that can accommodate several hundred attendees and, if they are divided with modular walls they can be more rooms and for fewer people and of course, if my team is 10 people, I won't need as much space as if I had a talk for 20 or more attendees. I think that this idea of Google (or whatever company it is) is important to imply that the key to a business or company is that the employee comes to their workplace on the one hand happy and satisfied with their work there, but also to feel that the workplace is not hostile to them and that they can gather new contacts and get agreements there.
@BC-ni3sk3 ай бұрын
It was interesting to hear the woman say about the question of "needs of the worker". She elaborated that the needs were varied and I have to say right there is the difference between older generations of workers and the younger ones. The company sets up in the old days and stated what the job was and now it's anything but and younger people wonder why they are dissatisfied with work, they are dissatisfied with life and how it doesn't conform to them. This is why we see a greater social disconnect. It's not about fitting in or working with what you have and finding some kind of inner peace it's about me. Until this changes expect high levels of dissatisfaction.
@omphiledirero5622Ай бұрын
It's the same as logging into Instagram and feeling bored😢
@love_lyzza3 ай бұрын
I don't think I can exhaust the place. Aside from it being huge, having a favorite spot is not impossible, haha. 😄
@AlexaXander-q2m3 ай бұрын
What I like in Google company is that, Google company is very opportunistic! But you know what? We have a similarity that you might know.... the company likes antique, historical things.. either building and or real estate and modernized them... well, congrats! :)
@wyd_stepfrog2 ай бұрын
idc what y'all say i'd love to work in this office. so nice / cozy!
@branbozic3 ай бұрын
Am I the only one who watched this and missed old school 80s and 90s offices?? These modern "cool" offices feel cold with cheap and colourful looking furniture. And no one there seems to be interacting and enjoying being there.
@NicksDynasty3 ай бұрын
Ford is doing it in Detroit
@BobRooney2903 ай бұрын
Ford is still in business? who wants to buy the most unreliable car?
@NicksDynasty3 ай бұрын
@@BobRooney290 $112b Enterprise Valuation 🤷🏿♂️
@BoliceOccifer3 ай бұрын
@@BobRooney290 They aren't that bad bro. Stop exaggerating.
@davidm8903 ай бұрын
remember not to get too comfortable - it's a nice environment but none of it is yours, you only take home what you earn and they will not hesitate to let you go.
@qpwoeiruty1083 ай бұрын
i love how big tech companies' "work places" look more like amusement cafes
@CookieMonstera993 ай бұрын
Not sure why this comment section is so negative, this is a really cool revamp.
@ronaldckrausejr77623 ай бұрын
In “combined money” and also in items such as tax incentives… Pittsburgh was willing to pay Google *500 million* to locate to that area. Google actually did consider it and sent people to tour the area. The tour did not go well. People from Google on that tour were gravely questioning how they could ever sell the idea of locating to Pittsburgh to any person who had a family.
@goat36743 ай бұрын
Buildings like this is just for the company to show off not primarily for its employees
@gravity00x3 ай бұрын
but you can move a table sideways and now your office space is modular!!! waoooww! so google so future such innovate
@LovedByDax3 ай бұрын
I want to see a remake of "Office Space" with this space
@ddpaul13 ай бұрын
Very impressive workplace, good investment by Google, keeping the historic charm of the building
@interpaq3 ай бұрын
Amazing modern day cubicles. Wow so nice!
@Nswix3 ай бұрын
But you can move the desk anywhere you want! Give me a break. Youre still in an open plan zoo.
@interpaq3 ай бұрын
Yep 100% agree (was being sarcastic in case not clear haha)
@Nswix3 ай бұрын
@@interpaq I know. Me too.
@august70453 ай бұрын
Sounds like you need to calm down in a wage cage, ahem.. I mean acoustic office pod...
@rileyfletch3 ай бұрын
Honest question, what would you like to see instead? What is your ideal alternative if you were the designer and had free reign? "Remote" is cheating, as that misses the point.
@mobu-o1g2 ай бұрын
Imagine if more places could be thought out and built with as much intentionality
@dennisallen83333 ай бұрын
Love the building! Maybe one day I can take a tour.
@gjace263 ай бұрын
The woodwork shop i worked at actually made all the woodworking for google including the seating you see at 2:15
@JamesQuattlebaum3 ай бұрын
it was great work. I noticed all of it. I made a horizontal Slat wall, similar to the one shown, for my corp office. Thiers was much cooler. -amature woodworker
@superokapi59503 ай бұрын
Such groundscape, such amaze, etc.
@darinherrick92243 ай бұрын
Giant empty building = "workplace of the future". Got it.
@billm18663 ай бұрын
I didn’t see many smiling faces. Just a bunch of lonely, isolated people focused on their laptops. No interaction with other real people. So sad
@julianton33402 ай бұрын
Let‘s turn a table by 90 degrees together! How genius annd innovative are we!? 🤣
@JonesJones-np2kq3 ай бұрын
You could save a lot of money since many people, including those who live nearby, prefer to work from home. No one wants the hassle and frustration of dealing with crowded subways just to get to work.
@remlik3 ай бұрын
Notice how no space they showed was more than 10% utilized
@2011blueman3 ай бұрын
Notice how at a software company it didn't look like any programmers were actually working in the building. Those people were marketing type employees. No one that has to actually be productive wants to work in open space offices like that.
@BobRooney2903 ай бұрын
@@2011blueman notice how you didnt pay attention when they said that in the video 🤣😂
@Oceansta3 ай бұрын
Looks like one giant 2 Billion dollar coffee shop
@neil51373 ай бұрын
"step inside this 100 million square foot space". Just for context, 100 million square feet is: - 36 empire state buildings -16x the size of the Pentagon -7.2% the land size of San Francisco -2.7x the size of central park in NYC -23x the size of LAX's terminal space -250 titanics -556 manhattan city blocks -30x Burj Khalifas -50x the size of the library of congress
@SirD13 ай бұрын
See correction above
@anthonymeade73453 ай бұрын
How much time did you spend calculating that?
@neil51373 ай бұрын
@@SirD1I saw the correction. Wanted to point out how absurd the error was
@ligius33 ай бұрын
When everyone wants to work from home, this comes. Nice design, not sustainable, doesn't bring anything to the communities. Hard to get why it got so many likes. Really innovative desk moving concept, never seen that before.
@VegetaThoughts3 ай бұрын
This is a beautiful office. I am not so sure if the googles really care about it. But It's sure nice looking.
@HKim00723 ай бұрын
This is an architects dream. Plenty of skyscraper projects. Very few projects like this.
@YaroslavMesheriakov3 ай бұрын
3:51 wow, bro has an immaculate posture
@landwarrior3485 күн бұрын
No office can beat my couch at home.
@josephpiskac27813 ай бұрын
Makes me proud to be an American.
@lewist42713 ай бұрын
I thought this video (from the title) was going to be about their new groundscaper in Kings Cross, central London!
@congthanh1633 ай бұрын
I have a question: I wonder which model Google uses to develop their infrastructure projects? Do they have a dedicated team for project management or do they outsource the entire process? I am very impressed with their headquarters.
@AntonSlizzardhands3 ай бұрын
Google is a billion dollar company that's always in the news for massive layoffs at the same time they are building new offices.
@AstroflashYT3 ай бұрын
And
@KyleHubb3 ай бұрын
Trillion dollar company.
@BobRooney2903 ай бұрын
everyone is laughing at you for not knowing that it's a multi-trillion dollar company. the layoffs were probably to get rid of people that cant count. 🤣🤣🤣
@BoliceOccifer3 ай бұрын
ok
@AnaNSr3 ай бұрын
I would not leave the top terras. Imagine working there... a dream