Even Google scales back on holiday fun

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:53 AM EST

Article Source: Reuters

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Internet search giant Google Inc is known for hosting the most extravagant holiday parties in Silicon Valley, often drawing crowds of over 10,000 and prompting some employees to post ads for party dates on classifieds Website Craigslist.

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Angel_C

Google has fared better than most tech companies, but departments at the Internet company will have smaller events this year to encourage camaraderie between employees and celebrate more economically, said the source.

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#1 - Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:54 AM EST

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SnotRag Dave

All in all, a good idea.

Team holiday activities will include spending an afternoon volunteering followed by evening social activities such as dinner parties and museum outings in San Francisco.

That's what a forward-thinking company should consider doing for holiday events.

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#2 - Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:49 PM EST

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Angel_C

Dell is doing stuff like this too. For Halloween, my husband's team volunteered at our zoo on the night that social services brought a lot of kids for a "Pre-boo" evening at the zoo.

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#2.1 - Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:40 PM EST

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