Instant Alert: A rare tour of Google's 'The Garage' lab where employees can build anything

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   A rare tour of Google's 'The Garage' lab where employees can build anything by Julie Bort on Jun 27, 2016, 7:02 PM Advertisement There's a good reason that Google is constantly named one of the best places to work: the level of perks for employees is mind-blowing. For instance, here's a peek at a fantastic perk called "The Garage." It's a free TechShop-like workshop where employees can build anything they can imagine. They can even take classes to learn how to use the equipment. Googlers can use this workshop to make things for their jobs, their home, their volunteer efforts, or just for fun. Check it out:  SEE ALSO: How NetApp's CEO and his twin brother won the Valley after they switched jobs This is Aaron Cunningham, program manager for the garage. He sort of runs the place. Cunningham is joined by Chris DiBona, who is fairly famous in certain circles. He's director of open source for Google, a big job. (He is also a consultant for HBO's hit comedy "Silicon Valley" and a funny guy.) DiBona is the manager that oversees The Garage. He jokes that this means his job is just writing checks to buy new toys and equipment for it. He saw a new machine the day we were there and his face lit up. 'When did we get this?' he asked. He clearly likes the shopping part of his job. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011