{"id":3278,"date":"2015-06-15T21:10:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T15:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.officechai.com\/?p=3278"},"modified":"2015-12-17T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T07:14:27","slug":"google-does-a-touching-gesture-for-an-interviewee-who-lost-his-sister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officechai.com\/news\/google-does-a-touching-gesture-for-an-interviewee-who-lost-his-sister\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Does A Touching Gesture For An Interviewee Who Lost His Sister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Google&#8217;s always been known for its cutting edge products and user friendly technology. This gesture just showed a very human side of the tech giant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">A job applicant at Google, Oklahoma lost his sister during his interview process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Reddit user <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pics\/comments\/39rguh\/during_the_interview_process_at_google_my_sister\/\" target=\"_blank\">Britishwookie<\/a><\/span> (Real name Peter) posted a photo of the letter on the social network platform he received from the internet giant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Peter had interviewed with Google for the position of a\u00a0Data Center Facilities Technician. His sister unfortunately died 3 days before the scheduled interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">While he got the job offer from Google for a role in California, what Peter hadn&#8217;t expected to get was this heartfelt and hand-written note by Google staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3279\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officechai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Google-note.jpg?resize=520%2C586\" alt=\"Google-note\" width=\"520\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/officechai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Google-note.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/officechai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Google-note.jpg?resize=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">The letter reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><em>&#8220;Dear Peter,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><em><span class=\"mol-style-italic\">An email just didn&#8217;t suffice when we heard of you and your family&#8217;s loss.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><em><span class=\"mol-style-italic\">I hope you know we are sincerely sending our most comforting thoughts your way in this difficult time.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"mol-style-italic\"><em>I hope you feel surrounded by much love.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Meanwhile Peter is still considering the offer he&#8217;s got, since it&#8217;s for a role in the Mountain View headquarters of the company, while Peter was going for the role in Oklahoma to be able to be with his wife and autist child. He&#8217;s been receiving a lot of encouragement from the Reddit community to join the tech company as it&#8217;s a &#8220;huge opportunity&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Recommended Reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title1\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" title=\"My First Day at Google \u2013 And the Beginning of Something Special\" href=\"http:\/\/www.officechai.com\/companies\/first-day-at-google\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">My First Day at Google \u2013 And the Beginning of Something Special<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Does A Touching Gesture For An Interviewee Who Lost His 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