the freshman fifteen.

I'm back in the working world, having joined "The Google" last week. While the first week was full of training and networking, the second week is showing signs of settling in. I'm on a fascinating product, surrounded by very sharp people. Seems like a good place to be at this point in my career.

At first glance, this place seems a lot like the other Valley employers who have cut me a paycheck over the last half decade. But there's one big difference: free food.

I'll be honest. I was skeptical when I heard about this perk, thinking the quality would be mediocre and the choices limited. After eating tri tip sandwiches, avocado and corn soup, and BBQ shrimp gumbo over the past few days, I guess I was mistaken. We'll see if the novelty wears off. It probably will. But, for now, I'm filling my plate and dreaming of miles and miles on the elliptical machine.