By Prasanna Ranganathan, Software Engineer

Working at Searchme is and always has been a lot of fun. I am not talking about tackling challenging problems on a daily basis, the catered lunches, the weekly massages, or beating your colleagues to the checkered flag on a Mario Kart race. I am talking about the wonderful lot of people you get to meet, mingle with and work with on a daily basis.

Therefore, we were all extremely excited and delighted when the first annual Searchme picnic was announced. Given the fact that we are rapidly growing and have multiple locations – SF and Mountain View – sometimes it does take a while to meet the new additions to the Searchme family. What better occasion to meet everyone than at a picnic with strict guidelines – have as much fun as you can?

And so we gathered at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale on a beautiful, bright and sunny Friday morning for our picnic, and have fun we did. There was everything you could ask for and more – wonderful food, a Nerf gun war, a water balloon fight, softball, soccer, etc. - I could go on and on about it. I would also be committing a terrible mistake if I did not mention that the MV team trounced/obliterated/demolished (I am running out of adjectives here) SF in soccer. I considerately am holding back the final score ;).

The best part about the picnic, though, goes back to what I mentioned in the beginning. Getting to meet all the wonderful folks with their family in a relaxed setting was simply priceless. And it is indeed what makes Searchme special – the people.

(Editor’s Note - Prasanna cheats at soccer. I have the bruised shins to prove it.)

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