Engineering director Thomas Williams encourages Googlers to "build their own treadmills," giving them freedom to set their own objectives, find creative solutions and even hit the beach with office-provided surf boards. Keep reading to find out what else he told the L.A. Times at the grand opening of our Los Angeles office.
Read more about Thomas Williams at latimes.com
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