Web developers and designers are creative in nature, or at least they should be, and as creative people our surroundings are important to us. Take a look at the article that popped up on Inspirationfeed.com a few days ago. Igor Ovsyannkov compiles photos from some of the world’s most inspiring tech offices.
Today you will take a look at some of the best office’s in the industry. We have gathered office photographs from some of the most well know internet companies around. They are YouTube, Google, Threadless, SoundCloud, and Twitter. You will see how the employees of these companies get treated and what kinds of perks they get daily. Honestly these examples should set the standard workspaces for any internet business. For example Google has a chef that will cook you anything you like! Considering i can’t cook, this would be the perfect job for me. Anyhow, we hope you will enjoy this roundup. We have included some history and numbers about the companies below, so be sure to read before browsing.
1. YOUTUBE
Ever since its launch in 2005 YouTube has quickly become the top dog for video content on the internet. Today YouTube is the third most visited website in the world according to Alexa. We use Youtube to find funny videos, movie trailers, video game montages, music videos, and much much more. In 2006 Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion, and to this day it has yet to make its first profit.
Now that you have some background on YouTube, we would like to show you what its like to be an employee for them. Check out the following pictures of the YouTube Headquaters located in San Bruno, California. The employees at Youtube have many perks at their job, like the swimming pool, workout room, and a little putting green.
2. TWITTER
Well if you haven’t been living under a rock, you probably know what Twitter is. Founded in 2006, Twitter is one of the biggest social networks on the internet just like LinkedIn and Facebook. As of Jun 8, 2010 Twitter has over 190 million users, and their users tweet over 65 million times a day! Twitter currently has 141 employees ranging from Business Development & Sales, Engineering,Corporate IT, Research, Support, and much more.
Check out the following pictures of the Twitter Headquaters located in San Francisco, California. Twitter HQ has several small meeting rooms with displays or white boards. They really do a great amount of brainstorming and opinion gathering with most employees.
3. GOOGLE: ZURICH
Google is the tech giant. Founded in 1998, Google employs over 20,000 workers. Google has been known for both creative and fun workplace and Google’s Zurich office definitely shows that tradition off. Just like other Google offices, workers have access to dining areas and many fun things. If you’re tired and need a break, just get up and read a book, play Xbox, play pool, get a meal made for you by a chef, or just watch Tv. Basically Google sets the standard of what a workplace should be like.
Although this isn’t the main Google Headquarters, Zurich shows of many features that most Google buildings provide. Don’t get too jealous while browsing.