Word
forms: 3rd person singular present tense quarantines, present participle quarantining, past tense, past participle quarantined
1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
If
a person or animal is inquarantine, they are being keptseparate from other people or animals for a set
period of time, usually because they have or may have a disease.
She was sent home to Oxford and put in
quarantine.
No mammals other than people may enter the country without
lengthy quarantine.
Synonyms: isolation, segregation, solitudeMore Synonyms of quarantine
2. VERB
If
people or animals are quarantined,
they are stopped from having contact with other people or animals. If a place is quarantined,
people and animals are prevented from entering or leaving it.
Dogs have to be quarantined for six
months before they'll let them in.
Synonyms: isolate, separate, segregate, keep apartMore Synonyms of quarantine
The number of Google offices
around the world has exploded as its global influence has increased. As of July
2019, there were 69 Google locations in the U.S. and Canada, including the
global headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., that's called the Googleplex;
eight in Latin America; 41 in Europe, including what the company calls its EU
HQ in Dublin; 28 in the Asia-Pacific region, including the A-P headquarters in
Singapore; and eight in Africa and the Middle East.
Google—which since October 2015 has been
a subsidiary of publicly traded Alphabet Inc., a parent company created through
a major restructuring of Google and some of its subsidiaries—has been cited as
one of the best companies to work for in the world, and employees have
consistently reported high job satisfaction. Alphabet has almost 100,000 full-time employees and even more contract workers.
Here's a look at some of the company's locations, the work that is done there,
and the amenities they offer.
Global Headquarters, Mountain
View
1600
Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Google's
(and Alphabet's) global
headquarters is also home to the largest number of Google
employees, who are dubbed Googlers. This workspace features a rotating
collection of themed cafés serving up free food for all three meals of the day,
two swimming pools, two beach volleyball courts, a bowling alley, gBikes to
ride from building to building, and group cooking and fitness classes.
Boulder
2600
Pearl Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Boulder, Colorado, is home to Google's engineering hub, where improvements to
key products like Google
Drive, Google Maps, Google Now, and Payments are developed. Among
this office's amenities are a vegetable garden, a two-story indoor climbing
wall, and a deck with views of the Rocky Mountains.
Cambridge
355 Main
Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
The
Google office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a hub for engineering and sales.
Google engineers in the home of Harvard University work on Search, YouTube,
Chrome, Android,
Image Search, Google Play for Education, Newsstand, and travel products such as
Flight Search. This workplace frequently hosts authors to talk about their
books.
Irvine
19510
Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92612
Google's
Irvine, California, location focuses on massive data storage, forecasting,
inventory management, novel presentation layers, optimization, and search.
Engineering and sales team members also work on Google Analytics and AdWords.
This workspace offers views of the San Joaquin Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary
and provides opportunities to play Ping-Pong, foosball, pinball, and video
games.
Los Angeles
340 Main
Street
Los Angeles, CA 90291
Employees
can enter this Google office—in the Chiat/Day Building in the Venice
neighborhood of Los Angeles—underneath the work of art known as Giant Binoculars.
Engineers in this location work on Google Ads, Chrome, and YouTube; salespeople
here work on digital advertising. Employees of all kinds can play a game of
oversized chess on the roof deck or take a surfing break at Venice Beach.
New York
111 8th
Avenue
New York, NY 10011
Google’s
second-biggest office is in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. Engineers work on
Google Drive, Search, AdWords, and Maps, and the large sales team works with
clients that include media companies and ad agencies. This location features a
gym and a hallway lined with subway tiles.
Pittsburgh
6425 Penn
Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
The
Pittsburgh office is home to engineers and product managers who specialize in
computer systems, networking, machine learning, computer vision, and route
planning. It's also the workplace for the company's Shopping Operations. The
office regularly hosts trivia contests and has a floor whose decor is inspired
by the nearby Kennywood
amusement park.
San Francisco
345 Spear
Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Engineers
and computer scientists at the Google office in San Francisco work on Search,
Gmail, Chrome, Wallet, and App Engine. Salespeople and members of the company's
creative team also work out of this location, which allows employees to bring
their dogs—aka Dooglers—to the office.
European Headquarters, Dublin
Gordon
House
Barrow St
Dublin 4
Ireland
Google's
European headquarters is located in Dublin's Silicon Docks, a neighborhood that's
home to many high-tech companies and whose name was inspired by California's
Silicon Valley. The sales team supports more than 100 markets, and its
engineering team takes care of Google's European data centers. This office
features a wellness center with a swimming pool as well as works of art that
celebrate Irish folklore.
London
London -
6PS
6 Pancras Square
London N1C 4AG
United Kingdom
London -
BEL
Belgrave House
76 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 9TQ
United Kingdom
London -
CSG
1-13 St Giles High St
London WC2H 8AG
United Kingdom
Members
of Google's Engineering, Sales, Legal, and Finance teams work out of the
company's three London offices. These workspaces feature a double-decker Routemaster bus
and a library with beautiful views. Construction is underway for a consolidated office building in the Kings Cross district that's
expected to cost about $1.3 billion.
Munich
Erika-Mann-Str.
33
80636 Munich
Germany
Munich
employees include engineers who work on Chrome and Google Dashboard and
salespeople who support Enterprise customers. Perks of this office include
weekly group lunches and foosball games.
Zurich
Brandschenkestrasse
110
8002 Zürich
Switzerland
Google's
Zurich office is the company's European engineering hub. Employees there were
responsible for Maps for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and the workspace
features a corkscrew slide, an indoor climbing wall, and Swiss-style gondolas.
Asia-Pacific Headquarters,
Singapore
70 Pasir
Panjang Road, #03-71,
Mapletree Business City
Singapore 117371
Workers
in Google's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore are parts of many different
teams: Engineering, Advertising, Partnerships, Finance, People Operations,
Marketing, and Legal. This office features a nap room, physiotherapy center, meditation room, and
manicure salon.
Hyderabad
Survey
No. 13, DivyaSree Omega
Kondapur Village
Hyderabad, Telangana 500084
India
Google's
Hyderabad office is its largest in India. Engineers have contributed to Gmail,
Docs, and Maps, and salespeople work with advertisers around the globe. Perks
at this location include massage therapists, an indoor cricket pitch, and food
that celebrates all 28 of India's states.
Sydney
48
Pirrama Road
Sydney, NSW 2009
Australia
Google
Maps was created in Google's Sydney office, and engineers here work on that
product as well as Chrome. This office features views of the Sydney Harbour
Bridge, a music room, and a living wall of plants.
Tokyo
Roppongi
Hills Mori Tower
6-10-1 Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6126
Japan
Google
Tokyo is located inside the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, the fifth-tallest
building in Japan's capital. Engineers in this office have worked on Search,
Ads, Maps, Chrome, Google+, and Android, and salespeople assist businesses throughout
the Asia-Pacific region. During downtime, workers can play table tennis or a
musical instrument or recharge in an espresso bar.
