HELLO? Anyone remember why we're in this thread?
LOL
OK, let' see if I can cover this:
1 - the video game is GORF
2 - I work for a sports media company - we run websites and supply stats to USA Today, MSNBC, etc. Chances are, if you have a local paper, and visit their website, you'll see our stats in their sports section.
3 - yes, we have a stocked beer fridge in the cafeteria - and plasma TVs (3) and a patio with BBQs, and other video games, and a shuffleboard (with a tourney underway right now) and a bubble hockey game, too.
We work hard, and we play hard - dumb line, but true.
I can work from home, but usually only do so when the weather is bad. We have our main offices in Eastern Canada and one each in Las Vegas and Galway, Ireland.
For 2006 we were awarded the Globe and Mail's top spot in the Best Companies to work for survey...then we won a Canadian Enterprenuer of the year award (our founder did) and 2 years ago we were awarded the Small Business of the Year award by our local Chamber of Commerce.
We started as two guys with a small website, now we're over 200 people, in three locations, running about 6 of our own websites, and in partnership with over 300 other daily newspapers.
...so yes, back the beer fridge (we used to have a keg plumbed in, but maintenance was a headache). Every Friday at 4:30 PM is Beer O'Clock - everyone meets in the cafeteria for a couple beer, to chat, catch up after a week of head-down, fingers-on-the-keyboards work.
Christmas party with drinks every year, and a summer harbor cruise (with drinks again) every summer.
This is, quite honestly, the best job with the best company.
...and if you work here for more than 1 year, full-time, you get share options in the joint, too.
Those shots above were my last hour of work yesterday.