Google Headquarters Employs 200 Goats
No, Google doesn't replace its human workers with artiodactyls. However, it's time to update the skills section of your resume: if you can stand for hours, love animals, and can speak a foreign language (bleating is a foreign language, right?) it could help you land a job at Google. The Googleplex in Mountain View, California is spread over 12 acres, with lots of grass and trees between the many buildings. Like much of California, Google is headquartered in a region that suffers from severe drought. Many California companies are taking environmental initiatives and doing everything they can to offset the human carbon footprint. This is also facilitated by the year-round fire season. Therefore, companies are finding new ways to combat climate change. In the spring of 2009, Google hired about 200 goats from a local company to feed (and fertilize) the grass around the campus. Goats are less noisy than traditional lawn mowers, and because they don't use gasoline, they are conside…
