Working at blist vs. Google: Inside Scoop

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.

blist is hiring brilliant engineers, so definitely drop us a line.

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