What’s it like to work at blist? Well, for comparison, my wife is an engineer at Google, so we can share our impressions of working at blist versus Google:
* At Google, you play video games and foosball for entertainment.
* At blist, Kevin tells you jokes.
* At Google Seattle, you work in Fremont, where the yuppies have displaced the artists, but the wholesome vibe remains.
* At blist, you enjoy the historic downtown neighborhood of Pioneer Square – also Seattle’s ground zero for bar-fights involving professional athletes.
* At Google, you get free snacks from the mini-kitchens.
* At blist, you go to the ‘Saveway’ around the corner – no, not Safeway, Saveway.
* At Google 0.004% of employees are Mudders and it’s indeterminate if any can ride a unicycle
* At blist, 33% of employees are Mudders and at least half of them can ride a unicycle
* At Google, the halls are covered with Google Doodles.
* At blist, the walls are bare brick.
* At Google, a chef prepares your (free) lunch.
* At blist, you have a choice of food from all over Pioneer Square and the International District.
* At Google, the conference rooms are named after things in Seattle.
* At blist, we just have ‘the conference room’ – and we’re getting furniture any day now.
* At Google, you don’t even notice when the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, or Slashdot writes about you.
* At blist, you celebrate with everyone when TechCrunch writes an article about us.
* At Google, your employee number has five digits.
* At blist, it only has one.
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