What makes Google the “Best Workplace In America?”

This article describes the secret to Google’s selection as the “Best Workplace in America.”

Google is famous for it’s free food, bowling alleys, massages, and other perks provided to the employees, but Google executives do not believe these perks are the reason why it’s a great place to work.

“Google treats employees as the owners of the company, that it has an ethic of corporate transparency that allows rank and file workers to question and expect honest answers from their superiors — even CEO Larry Page, at the company’s weekly “TGIF” all-hands meetings — and that the company tries to empower employees to feel that everyone can have an impact, both internally, and in the larger world.”

There are other unique touches Google adds to the workplace to make it a great place to work, including caring about the air quality.

You can read the article here:

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19773900