Google's quirky culture may explain employee happiness

It's pretty well known that Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) corporate culture is a bit odd. Or maybe it's normal and the culture of every other employer is odd. Either way, free chef-prepared lunches, sports, car washes and oil changes as well as having your pets join you at work are all part of Google's corporate DNA these days. The company can afford it since it makes a bundle of cash every quarter from selling text ads on its search pages and at partner and affiliate sites.

Many investors probably wonder if all that cost outlay is worth it. In other words, what return is being generated from "pampering" Google employees like almost no other employees are? Plenty, I would argue. This kind of teamwork and corporate culture would almost certainly generate die-hard loyalty and a genuine hard work ethic that would be the envy of any corporation. That's just an opinion, but I've personally seen corporations with similar corporate cultures -- that is, focus on the employee -- come down and smash the competition -- in several industries.

Now, with that said, can Google keep this up as it doubles its employee count almost every year? Probably so, for the time being. The efficient and planned Google's courier service from the Mountain View headquarters to all the surrounding areas where Google employees live, is just another example of Google making employees happy while allowing them to work more and waste time less (as in, commuting).