Monday, January 08, 2007

O Googlers, where art thou? / Some employees found instant riches in the Internet search company's initial public offering -- affording them the luxur

O Googlers, where art thou? / Some employees found instant riches in the Internet search company's initial public offering -- affording them the luxury of pursuing new dreams: "Who in their right mind would leave a job at Google Inc., a company legendary for pampering workers with free annual ski trips and gourmet food?

Well, it turns out plenty of people do. And many of them are some of the Web giant's earliest employees.

Extremely wealthy from stock options that soared in value, 100 of Google's first 300 workers have quietly resigned to go to law school, help poor shopkeepers get loans or simply to live the good life."

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