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by Scott Heiferman, Meetup CEO May 2007	Working at	Working at
The Mission	Google User At Google, you're Organizing the World's Information. It's important work because information is power. You might work on ads or apps (not search), and that's kinda related to Organizing the World's Information.	San Diego Alternative Energy Meetup At Meetup, you're Organizing the World's People. Actually, helping the World's People Self-Organize. It's important work because people are even more powerful than information. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead) Everyone at Meetup is focused on one service and one simple (yet big, hairy, and audacious) goal: a Meetup Everywhere about Most Everything (a MEME).
Getting To The Office	Google Bus via NYT At Google, you take the Google Bus with people as smart as you. Your fellow Googlers will probably be listening to Tech Talk Podcasts while coding. Google Bus Reenactment on YouTube (Google Docs doesn't allow embeddable YouTube)	NYC Subway via Flickr At Meetup, you take the NYC subway to work. You're part of the greatest melting pot on Earth. WARNING: Some of your fellow riders aren't naturally excited about Google Apps.
The Office	Some Googler At Google, you look out upon Googlers playing Segway Hackysack on the Googleplex.	View from Meetup HQ At Meetup, you look out upon downtown Manhattan with views of all 3 bridges to Brooklyn.
Food	Actual Google Food At Google, you eat exquisite free Google Food with other Googlers at the Googleplex, prepared by Chef Googlers. It's the best company food around.	The Crosby Connection, around the corner At Meetup, you eat at one of NYC's 18,696 restaurants. They're not free, but some are cheap. It's the best cafeteria in the world.
Revenue	At Google, your company's 2007 revenue will be over $5 Billion. In the quarter ending March 2007, revenue grew 66% year-over-year and 14% over the past quarter! The Google Economy will soon usurp most developed countries, thus enabling Google to acquire less developed countries so Googlers need not holiday with non-Googlers.	At Meetup, your company's 2007 revenue will be over $5 Million. In the quarter ending March 2007, revenue grew 174% year-over-year and 33% over the past quarter! Room for growth. Meetup RSVPs:
Big Thinkers	Vint Cerf At Google, you are in the presence of Big Thinkers, such as Googler Vint Cerf, responsible for key architecture of the Internet. In fact, every Googler is as smart as Vint Cerf, and they all would have created key architecture of the internet.	Meetup Tech Team at KMart Photo Studio At Meetup, you're a part of -- or in the presence of -- New York City's hottest Tech Team. They're brilliant and their stuff goes live.
Stock Options	Googler in Google Pool potentially under-water At Google, you exercise newly granted stock options at a stock price of hundreds of dollars. Wall Street values your company at around $150 Billion, so if it goes even higher, you might make some money from your stock.	Brendan McGovern, Meetup CFO At non-public Meetup, stock options are issued at a relatively low price. The value of the company may possibly grow significantly, so who knows, you might make a lot of money from your options.
Toilet	Actual photo of Google Toilet At Google, after you consume all the Google Food you can eat, you will enjoy Rear Cleansing, Front Cleansing, Dryer, and Oscillating options. You will not be forced to interact with those without ample access to Rear Cleansing, Front Cleansing, Dryer, and Oscillating options.	At Meetup, there are no options when flushing the toilet. You will be forced to interact with the un-cleansed and un-oscillated.
Master	Advertising! At Google, most revenue comes from advertising, so Google must satisfy advertisers.	Mountain View Hiking Meetup At Meetup, most revenue comes from the people who love our service, so Meetup can focus on serving people.
Great American Advisor	At Google, former VP Al Gore is a Senior Advisor. Don't make eye contact when you see him in the hall, or you may have to sit through one of his PowerPoints.	Pierre Omidyar, Bradley, Andreas' head (photo Esther Dyson) At Meetup, former Senator Bill Bradley is a member of the Board of Directors. He may challenge you to a game of 1-on-1 or post-Board-Meeting yoga...
Snacks	Google Snacks At Google, you get free snacks stocked by Snack Googlers.	Broadway & Houston At Meetup, there's this fruit stand around the corner. Bananas are 25 cents. The dude gives you a free plastic bag.
Dude with Big Hair	Googler At Google, you'll see dudes with big hair just hangin' out in rooms full of plastic balls!	Rick, Mary, Will At Meetup, we've got this dude with big hair, but his is red, and he doesn't hang out in rooms full of plastic balls.
Outside Interaction & Input	Googleplex Building 43 At Google, you need not ever interact with non-Googlers, and Google encourages Googler cross-breeding to spawn future Googlers. Product decisions are made only via sterile electronic A-B testing.	Members of the NY Chihuahua Meetup at Meetup HQ At Meetup, you occasionally drop in on a local Meetup, listen to how it's helping people, and invite the Organizer to the monthly Organizer Lunch at Meetup HQ. We decide what we do by listening to our communities, rigorous research and testing, and leading with creative instinct.
"Cog Factor"	At Google, you're one of over 10,000 Googlers.	At Meetup, you're one of only 38 Meetuppers (doubling this year). You will have an impact.
Laundry	Actual Google Laundry on Flickr At Google, you can pretend you're still on campus or still at home with mom! Your clothes will be washed and dried in free Google washers and dryers used by fellow brilliant Googlers, so any transferred lint will contain brilliant Google DNA.	Matt At Meetup, you're burdened with adulthood. Thankfully, the New York economy provides for cheap laundry wash-and-fold service at almost every corner.
Haircuts	Actual Google Haircut on Flickr At Google, you get your free Google-approved haircut at the Googleplex by a Googler with an IQ in the 99% percentile of all haircutters. The average Googler Haircutter has over 45 RSS feeds in their Google Reader. The walls are very clean, and you will not need to interact with non-Googlers.	Astor photo by Ryanboy At Meetup, you've got Astor a few blocks away. It's a fucking mess, and you'll have to interact with all kinds of people from all over the world. Many of them may have not gone to college, and they don't care about RSS yet. It'll cost you $12. Cash only.
The Peeps	At Google, you're helping people have information at their fingertips. Very cool.	Using Meetup At Meetup, you're helping people self-organize real groups (Meetups) that give them power to do almost anything: face a health issue, grow a business, learn a language, get fit, get pulled out of poverty, change laws, and make a movement. Using the internet to get people off the internet and forming community is urgently needed.
Wishlist	At Google, a few Googlers wish they were at a fast-growing company where they can personally still make a huge difference.	At Meetup, some Meetuppers wish we had a toilet like the Googleplex.
Open Positions	Google is a great company to work for and continues to amass the world's biggest collection of people with off-the-charts SAT scores. See Google Jobs	Meetup HQ Meetup is also a great company to work for and will double the team this year. Seeking extremely talented and passionate Software Engineers, QA Engineers, Senior Tech Leadership, Linux Admins, and Product Managers (called Experience Managers). See Meetup Jobs

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Where to go from here...
1. Comments on this doc are on my personal site.
2. Email Linda Paul (Head of Meetup Recruiting) about positions. She'll respect confidentiality.
3. Come to a Working@Meetup OPEN HOUSE Meetup