What do Googlers carry in their backpacks?

Nothing! One perk of working at Google is you can get 2 laptops. (Not sure if it applies to all groups, but our group can at least). So I have a MacBook pro, which I keep in the office fixed o…

Top stories for Susan   What do Googlers carry in their backpacks? Sarthak Ganguly, Cloud Customer Engineer at Google (2016-present) • Updated January 14, 2019 Nothing! One perk of working at Google is you can get 2 laptops. (Not sure if it applies to all groups, but our group can at least). So I have a MacBook pro, which I keep in ... Read more » 3.7K 33   How does Med school change you? Vitaan Chowdhary, M.B.B.S. from BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur (2026) • Answered March 31 Hi everyone, I am in my 3rd Professional Year now and looking at myself 2 years back when I just cleared my NEET exams, God I was so naive. But frankly I don't regret being n... Read more » 91 1   Can Magnus Carlsen beat an average (non-stupid) chess player if he gives a queen advantage? Crantzer, Loves all things chess • Answered May 17 Of course. The standard rule of thumb is that a queen trade is -1100 elo, according to chess.com. This means that to play fairly with Queen odds, the opponent should have a ... Read more » 552 37   As a therapist, what's a red flag that you ignored in a client's behavior, only to realize it was a big deal later? Keith Nelson, LCSW, specialty addictions, dual diagnosis at Self - Private Practice (2004-pres... • Answered December 16, 2018 When I was first starting out, I worked in an in-patient unit. I case managed a schizophrenic and alcoholic client. About a week and a half in, he went from struggling, ver... Read more » 6.4K 186   What are some tricks used by police officers that most people never notice? Brian Goodwin, knows English • Updated Tue This answer is about things that happened in the 1980s. This one like all the rest is a dirty trick. If the police want to pull you over for being under the influence they wi... Read more » 3.9K 785   If I went to a Lamborghini dealer in a 2015 Corvette Stingray, dressed nice, and acted like I was serious to buy a car, would they let me test drive a Lamborghini or Ferrari? Jack Uniglicht, Manager • Updated October 1, 2023 I'm good friends with a Manager of a dealership that sells new and pre-owned high end autos…Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, etc. I posed this question to hi... Read more » 5.9K 356   What is "plus 1" in an interview at MIT? Michael Colao, Prior Regional Chair MIT Educational Council (interviewers) • Answered September 10, 2019 A theoretical concept. If an MIT interviewer is so completely blown-away by a candidate, they can designate that the candidate is so unbelievably awesome, that even if the ... Read more » 5.2K 93   Is it rude to bring a store bought dessert to someones dinner party? Audrey Lewis, Food Lover • Answered June 9 Oh, I've got a little story for you on this one! A while back, I was invited to a dinner party at a friend's place. She's known for her incredible cooking, and the pressure ... Read more » 4.8K 166   What do high-end restaurants do if a credit card is declined at the end of a meal? Nicholas Sebastain Cooper, studied Business at City University of New York • Updated July 9 Okay, I worked as a server, in a High end restaurant in NYC, Park Avenue, and what we used to do, when a Card declines of a Guest, simply, not to go to the table and tell t... Read more » 7.6K 194   What is the most impressive extracurricular activity that you have seen on a college application? Michaela Schieffer, College Counselor at Moon Prep, Former Admissions Counselor • Updated April 14, 2020 In my admissions experience, there will always be someone who "tops" your extracurricular resume. When I was reviewing admissions applications, I was impressed with applica... Read more » 4.4K 21   What happens when a house is sold "as is" with all the stuff in it? Evan, BS Economics, Oklahoma State University (1986) • Answered May 16 My uncle bought a place like that. But stipulated in the contract that the house was "as is" and it included all contents. The woman's son showed up after closing wanting he... Read more » 4K 131   What don't they tell you about retiring early? Dave Nelson, Retired (2013-present) • Updated March 9 I retired at 51 eleven years ago. I always planned on retiring as early as I could because both my parents died young and I knew I didn't want to spend my entire life at a ... Read more » 10.1K 595 Read more in your feed

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