The drunken side of Google

Google hosted a drinking party tonight at a bar for all the attendees of the UX Week 2006 conference.  It was announced, during one of the sessions, that this is a recruiting party.  BUT!  It's not a free-for-all recruiting party for anyone interested.  No, Google has a special list of people to talk to and will only talk to people off that list.

So not only was Google being cheesy hookers for recruiting at a conference, but they couldn't even bother to give the vast majority of conference attendees a chance to talk with them about job opportunities.  Pathetic!

Was yours truly on the list?  No.

Do I know how Google selects people for their list?  No.

Am I jealous?  Well, I would have liked to have been on the list.

Would I work for Google?  No.

Best I wasn't on the list, as it turns out.  I was really turned off at the whole spectacle towards the latter hours.  After buying round after round of drinks, out come the shots.  When a fellow conference attendee tried to shove a shot in my hand, I had just about enough and had to leave.

I never thought I would be offended by alcohol consumption.  Huh.  Must be growing up.