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Relaxed atmosphere
Massage chairs are not exactly par for the course in most corporate settings, but Google strives to create its own culture.
Relaxed atmosphere
Google's founders have sought out a role model for building their culture, and it's not a tech company or an ad giant. It's Genentech, the biotech company that is No. 2 on our Best Companies list (and was No. 1 last year).

Genentech has seen drugs succeed wildly and fail miserably, has had years when its stock soared and years when it sank. But through all its ups and downs over 30 years, the company has remained a scientist's paradise and a place where people love to work.

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