High Tech Toilet Seats: Googley?

Turns out Google has a secret to their success: Japanese high-tech commodes. The seats are heated and if according to the Washington Post, “if a flush is not enough, a wireless button on the door activates a bidet and drying.” Sounds cool? Well, Google management has a policy that when you use the toilet you should get something done for the company. Sounds crazy? Sara Goo explaines,

http://www.kiss-textil.de/galactic.jpgGoogle employees are encouraged to make good use of their downtime: A flier tacked inside each stall bears the title, “Testing on the Toilet, Testing code that uses databases.” It features a geek quiz that changes every few weeks and asks technical questions about testing programming code for bugs.

The toilets reflect Google’s general philosophy of work: Generous, quirky perks keep employees happy and thinking in unconventional ways, helping Google innovate as it rapidly expands into new lines of business.

Ready to buy new toilets for your employees? For now we will leave the toilet alone and let our employees focus on the job at hand…

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