1. Life in the Googleplex

2. BE YOURSELF Desktop gizmos and lava lamps express Google's laid-back ethos. Be Yourself

3. ASK THE HELP DESK Laptop on the fritz? Google keeps experts on site to fix computers and other digital gadgets. Ask the Helpdesk

4. GOOGLER WITH GOGGLES A lifeguard sits on duty as an employee works out in one of two swim-in-place pools at Google's headquarters. Googler with Goggles

5. GOOGLE GRAFFITI Two employees break for coffee beside the "idea board," a canvas for playfully grand designs like Google spaceships. Google Graffiti

6. HANGING OUT Googlers can shoot pool while taking a break in one of several employee lounges. Hanging Out

7. GOOD-HAIR DAYS Google contracts with stylists to give its employees cut-rate haircuts. Good-Hair Days

8. RULING THE NET Google employees take an afternoon volley ball break. The corporation's Mountain View campus is at once a flurry of playful activity and creative technological innovation. Ruling the Net

9. MARCHING ON ITS STOMACH Google is obsessive about food, offering its employees three free gourmet meals a day that can be eaten in a cafeteria adorned by artwork created by Google employees. Marching on its stomach

10. KIDS' PLAY There are toys for employees' children and for the young-at-heart Googlers like this one. Kids Play

11. HANDS-ON CARE The work-weary can unwind with a Google-subsidized professional massage. Hands-on Care

12. DOGS ALLOWED Googlers are permitted to bring their dogs (but not cats) to the workplace Dogs Allowed