Chelsea, New York
I was admiring the phone number on the sign of this building and then I realized that the entrance to the corporate apartment that I was looking for was at the same address. The door just to the left, under the solid blue awning.
I’d never stayed in a corporate apartment while working for Google. John inquired about arrangements before me and they put him in a studio apartment at The Atrium on Bleecker between Thompson and Sullivan. I was really familiar with that building since I lived there for a month when I moved from San Diego to New York with Monster. I don’t know if The Atrium is all corporate apartments or what.
Anyway, when I got my corporate apartment information I was told that I’d be in a 3 bedroom apartment and in a possible mixed-gender situation. Which I was. I didn’t really mind that much. I assume everyone at Google is trustworthy, but it was still kind of strange to be staying with random strangers. Even more odd is that I dropped my suitcase off, went to dinner, came back and went to bed and got ready in the morning all without ever seeing anyone. I heard them and I saw their things, but I never actually saw any of my roommates.