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Hang on a second. Why would there be a badge reader to get _out_ of a conference room? Can anybody who's been at Google HQ confirm the setup?
by Camillo 8y ago
Hang on a second. Why would there be a badge reader to get _out_ of a conference room? Can anybody who's been at Google HQ confirm the setup?
- daveFNbuck 8y agoThat and the idea that he would wear skates to a meeting where he intends to show a group of comedy writers the seriousness of his work make this anecdote very unbelievable.
- xiphias2 8y agoJust search for Astro Teller rollerblades :)
- daveFNbuck 8y agoThose search results are heavily polluted by stories of this interview now. It's weird that they would give him trouble if he always wears them. If only Google had figured out a way for people to have human-powered wheeled transportation between buildings without having to be hobbled indoors...
- cblum 8y agoDon’t know about Google but I’ve seen that at HP.
- johan_larson 8y agoSometimes there are conference rooms outside the secured perimeter of a building, in the lobby before you go past the receptionist and have to badge in. I've seen them used for interviews and such. Since Google X has all sorts of top secret stuff, I could see them doing things that way.
- unhammer 8y agoI remember reading a story about someone who got fired from some Silicon Valley tech job, and they almost immediately revoked their key card, so they got stuck in the staircase and had to wait for someone to hold the door open so they could get out of the building. (As if getting fired wasn't bad enough, you have to beg favours from random passers-by.)
- collinmanderson 8y agohttps://zachholman.com/talk/firing-people https://zachholman.com/talk/firing-people
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoFire codes demand stairwells always open to the outdoors without obstruction. So this seems fishy?
- baud147258 8y agoIn that story he was trying to go to the second floor from the third to collect his bag before leaving. https://zachholman.com/talk/firing-people https://zachholman.com/talk/firing-people
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoCommon after layoff to have to return at an arranged later date (exit interview?) to collect belongings. But can be a bummer if your car keys are in your desk!
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