Guess what? I am currently in Sunny California making my tour around this awesome state, and I got to visit Facebook Headquarters located in Silicon Valley (Menlo Park, CA to be exact). It’s probably one of the largest scale campuses I have visited for a tech company, and believe it or not, they are building a new larger campus across the street because they are outgrowing their current space!
My visit to Google Japan’s office was quite exciting but this is a whole different scale and it feels like you are visiting Disneyland or something. As I walked through their campus, I couldn’t help but feel like I was in college as everyone seems young and dressed in relaxed outfits. So different from the Japanese salary-men style. The office layout is open concept and it definitely feels like the “IT” place to be.
The food is the best part. SO many options to choose from!! There’s a specialty BBQ place, Burger joint, Sushi restaurant, Coffee shop, Sweets shop (Bakery, Ice cream, Froyo), and a cafeteria that changes their menu daily, Juice Bar, Salad Bar, Make your own Sandwich/Panini section, just unbelievable. The most amazing part is, aside from a few restaurants, everything is FREE for employees and guests! I couldn’t decide what I wanted to eat due to so many options, I decided to get something from the cafeteria and Sweets Shop and had a pretty good experience :D
Aside from the free snacks and drinks located in each building, employees get free dry cleaning services, car maintenance and more as a benefit of working for Facebook. I don’t think employees ever need to go grocery shopping as you can eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at work too. What a dream set up for any employee to have. The last few photos are from their bike shop, arcade room with old school games and the Facebook gift shop.
Next up, I visit another cool tech company in SF ;) Check it out here!
xoxo,
Maki
I have been there before Maki It is awesome!. Are you going anywhere else but Cali?
Nice! Only Cali this time :)
Fantastic photos, Maki. Facebook looks like they go all out to provide their employees with the ideal working experience. Did you write anything on the Facebook Wall?
oh man, I should have! Didn’t even think about that!
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You need to visit Twitter! They have the best food.
Would love to check out their new office in the city!
do you need to be with someone working at facebook or pinterest to get inside? :)
Yes :)
Hey, could I ask how you got the tour? I am a student flying for over 30 hours to visit SFO and I would LOVE to visit the HQ. do you think you can put me in contact with the person who brought you in?
I would appreciate this SO much.
Regards,
Julian
Thank you for showing these beautiful pictures. When I go up North, I will make sure to visit <3