8. Twitter
“Welcome to Flight School” is probably one of the first phrases that new employees at Twitter may hear when they come for their orientation to the social media network’s headquarters in San Franciso.
Among other orientation activities, they learn about Birdhouse shout-outs, which are Tweets that are sent out from one employee to another for being recognized for something good. Onsite, the employees have perks like free yoga and improv classes, and all the food you can eat.
With a CEO that was an exec at Google before, Dick Costolo brings that influence loud and clear to the social media giant. Twice a month, Costolo gets all of the employees in an open area near the company’s cafeteria for “tea times”. These tea times are set up to update employees on company milestones and goals, answer questions from the workers and highlight popular tweets and events captured on Twitter. Questions are answered, numbers and stats are explained and it’s a simple conversation with the head boss. Who wouldn’t love that?
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