It almost feels like the first day of school for Rob Biederman, as he waits in line for breakfast at the Fulton Market cafe. Rob started his first week of hybrid work on April 4.
The office in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago opened in 2000 with two employees and has grown to more than 1800 employees across two buildings. More than 500 new employees joined the campus in 2021.
There are a lot of products and teams in Chicago. You will meet people working on Search, Ads and Cloud projects, as well as engineers and salespeople, and you will also meet people working across finance, human resources and product management.
Three people are working from the rooftop of a building in Chicago.
The Chicago campus of Google has its own style. You can see painted murals from local graffiti artists on nearly every floor of the Fulton Market building. In the Carpenter building, you will find an outdoor terrace with a firepit, a retro game room with a secret entrance, and pizzas fresh out of the oven.
The 11th floor art installation is one of 16 murals created by local street artists.
Whether at the office or at home, there are often clubs and employee resource groups that connect people. There are more than 16 ERGs focused on personal and professional development in Chicago. ERG launched a program called Mom2Mom mentorship, which pairs experienced moms with new moms to help them ease back into work after maternity leave. The Chicago Culture Club runs an annual office-wide concert featuring local musicians and DJs, plus great eats from local food vendors.
The people of Chicago are passionate about giving back. The Chicago Contribution Awards recognize outstanding contributions by Chicago Googlers to our office and the local community. For Black History Month in 2021, the Chicago chapter of the Black Googler Network ERG spotlighted Black small business owners through a virtual storefront experience. The $1M grant was awarded to support job training on Chicago's South and West sides.
The Asian Googler Network hosted a series of in-person and virtual events to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The Chicago chapter donated $53,000 to local Asian-focused charities.
This is just a glimpse of the amazing culture at Chicago. I moved here in 2016 and was welcomed with open arms and encouraged to get involved. I now participate in all types of ERG-led events and write the office's monthly newsletter to help others embrace all the possibilities that the community around us has to offer.
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