Happy Monday!!! Oxymoron? Nahhhh, I love the start of a week- plus there is usually a show I’m fully invested in on Monday nights- the mindless brain dessert after a long day; always a silver lining 😉 Right now that brain mush pie is Bachelor in Paradise.
Anway, shallll we continue on in our Kels and Kenz take the Bay series!
If ya missed um… here are…
That was all over the course of three days. Now I need a nap… JK JK…
I have been stoked to share this post with you all. On Monday July 30th, my good friend Tammy that y’all probably know well by know offered to give us a tour of Facebook & Instagram! DJ and I went to Facebook one time before for their Friday night happy hour, but seeing it during the day was an entirely different experience. I didn’t think I could be more amazed from the first go-around, but sure enough, I was!
Time to head on in!
First, you check in and are given a badge. Everything is electronic, but there is still a friendly greeter to help orchestrate your entrance into Tech Disneyland.
The creativity is everywhere. Put aside your preconceived notions of what a corporate office looks like!
The HACK vending machine here has all kinds of electronic pieces you may need- like USB cables, electronics, chargers, etc. (I can’t think of techy necessities right now haha)
In my last post from Fbook, I took a picture of the red bridge inspired by the Golden Gate at night, but I was able to capture it during the day this time!
Can’t leave out the awesome game room & arcade!
And get this…… all the employees do not have to pay a dime for the food across the campus. There is no way in heck I can include all the food options here, but basically they have everything you can imagine- a myriad of restaurants, desserts, snack carts, etc. etc. It’s INSANE. Obviously their employees work crazy hard, but Facebook makes sure they have the best environment to do so!
Tammy is such a phenomenal tour guide, and I wish I could share everything with you. But I will try to bring you along the tour best I can even though I can’t do as great a job!
Pictured below is a treehouse that employees can have meetings in. Not kidding. A treehouse.
There is a pop-up shop that has something new in it all the time. Right now it has an edible cookie dough shop!
Even the artwork on the buildings is fun..
The design of Facebook’s campus was inspired by Disneyland, and there are parts that are very evident of that! The Sweet Stop is one of them. I just love this storefront.
We then went indoors to their actual office spaces, and immediately were just blown away.
Sheryl Sandberg actually passed us at one point when we were walking through!!
We stopped into a coffee shop called Saint Frank and had the greatest coffee I have ever had in my life. Kelsey and I both tried their almond macadamia latte, and goodness gracious- it was perfection. They have a location in San Francisco so if you are ever in the city I highly, highly recommend trying it out!
When checking out I couldn’t resist these pastries, I asked for one of each to try expecting to have to pay for it. But no. FREE. FREE FREE FREE. Everything you want to eat is FREE! (I mean the employees are paying with their genius ideas, intelligence, loyalty, and hard work…. but stilll!)
And they were yummmy!
We headed up to the rooftop where there is a juice and smoothie shop called STRAW, made out of foliage constructed letters naturally.
The rooftop is stunning, so beautifully decorated with flowers everywhere and planted trees.
They even have these fun little hangout spots.
Can’t forget the views…
Maybe the highlight of the visit was seeing the famous Facebook foxes!!! Tammy has worked for Facebook for years, and has only seen the foxes one other time.
We were so excited, especially after she explained what a big deal it was to spot these little nuggets. There were two of them playing, chasing each other and climbing the trees.
Time to go back into the building.
We headed down into the far side of the building and passed through The Sugar Shack. We were about to eat lunch, but it was definitely tempting to try a slice of cake or one of these pastries. I don’t think I’d have willpower to work here. They call it the Facebook 15 for a reason. LOL.
And now time to head to the Instagram headquarters! So just like Uber and Lyft, Facebook employees have the option to to use a service called On Demand. They can download the app on their phone and take these cars to get to another part of the campus (It’s a massive campus, and is on two separate sides of a road). They also have bicycles for employees too, hence the giant helmet rack in the first picture.
Instagram time!
The minute you walk in, there are the cutest photo ops & they have props too!
Where-else but Facebook would they have a “Beyonce” chair, hehe!
Time for lunch!! We went to a Mexican place and chowed down on some of the freshest most delicious tacos and a Mexican medley.
Oh, and we grabbed some chocolate matcha cookies that were super scrumptious.
For dessert x2, they had lemon meringue grahams that I want every day for the rest of my life.
That wraps up our incredible tour of Facebook. Thank you again SO much, Tammy, for the tremendous, unforgettable experience. In the next post, I’ll be finishing up Kelsey’s trip here.
Questions for you!
- Did anything surprise you about the HQ?
- Are you a lemon meringue fan?
PS. Please check your spam! My comments are still going there. I promise I’m not a robot <3
xo <3
