Google

The people are very nice and smart. The dress code is casual. The cubicles are quiet. The food is good. A fun place to work.

The security staff is nice, and some will become good friends.

The datacenter never has enough tools.

You feel completely alone, and it seems that you shouldn't ask questions once you're let loose post-training.

I broke down crying a few times on the datacenter floor because I couldn't find any answers or documentation from their intranet or from other employees.

They want a PhD-level intelligence to work for $20/hr.

Atlanta is the neglected "redheaded stepchild" data center.

It can be somewhat political, but if you don't get involved with or discuss politics anywhere on Memegen or on the internal mailing lists, or if you're smart enough to engage in a neutral manner or pretend to side with the "correct" politics rather than your own political beliefs, you'll be alright.

I sweat a lot, and no one told me that I could bring spill-proof tumblers or clear drink containers onto the DC floor!

The training was excellent. But safety protocols conflict with the speed that repairs must be accomplished. Eg: you must take shortcuts, like not wearing gloves when doing battery swaps, even if it's not safe.

I was probably fired for not wearing gloves during the week that safety inspectors were onsite; however, I was never told that they even have gloves or where they were!

If you show people unsafe shortcuts, at least show them the correct way as well!

You can't hold everyone's hand, and I definitely should have spoken up more, even to the point of just asking any random person who I do not know.

As a contractor, it was hard to discern my performance before being let go. I was let go for having low numbers, but my numbers (actions plus resolutions divided by time spent on the datacenter floor) were low because I was on the datacenter floor for more hours than anyone else, because I was trying to learn as much as I could!