This week the BSO's Marketing/PR team went on a field trip to a $10 million dollar, 93,000 square foot office paradise. It's the headquarters of Vocus -PR/Marketing software company- in Beltsville, Maryland. We were meeting with their marketing staff to do some collaborative brainstorming about the industry, etc. And as awesome as it was to meet them and generate new ideas about reaching broader audiences in unique ways, the event was somewhat overshadowed by their overwhelming facilities.
Their offices are a town within a building. It's built on the idea of an integrated workspace, like that you would find at Google or Apple, where employees can find find social, physical, intellectual, and artistic renewal right down the hallway from their desk. As such, they have a gym, game room (with pinball machines!), massage and spa center, basketball court, juice bar, dry-cleaning service, coffee shop and several themed conference rooms (like The Surf Shop and Theater Room). If I worked there, I would never be at my desk.
And yes, they're hiring:
http://www.whyworkatvocus.com/opportunities.asp
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| It looks so unassuming on the outside... |
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| but there's a little town in there! |
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| A shared space with lots of books and records |
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| Coffee Shop |
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| Gym |
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| Surf Shop conference room |
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| Basketball court |
