“Dear Google boss,” begins a little girl’s letter to the search engine giant, “My name is Chloe and when I am bigger I would like a job with Google.” Chloe Bridgewater became infatuated and wanted to work at Google, after her dad, Andy, told her that if he did not sell refrigerator parts for a living, he would want to work at Google. He showed her some pictures of the company’s headquarters in Silicon Valley. The offices have bean bags, slides, and go-karts. That was it, that is all Chloe needed to see. Her dad told her to send in an application. She did, but neither of them expected to get a response. However, they did!
It Chloe’s letter, she said she would also like to own a chocolate factory and swim in the Olympics. She then ran through a list of her qualifications, stating that “My teachers tell my mum and dad that I am very good in class, and am good at my spelling, my reading and my sums.” This was only the second time Chloe wrote a letter; the first was to Father Christmas!
Just a few days later, Chloe received a reply!
“Dear Chloe,” the letter reads, “Thank you so much for your letter…[If] you keep working hard and following your dreams, you can accomplish everything you set your mind to…I look forward to receiving your job application when you are finished with school! :)”
The letter was signed “Sundar Pichai, CEO.”
What an inspirational story! Can you imagine a busy who will take the time out of their busy schedules to encourage a child’s dreams? Andy Bridgewater is a great role model. He’s an inspiration to fathers everywhere.
Andy Bridgewater is one proud father! He took to social media, boasting, “My 7 yr old daughter wrote to the boss of Google asking for a job. She’s so made up he replied! Thanks @sundarpichai.”
He also posted the application letter and the response letter to Twitter and LinkedIn and received nearly 100K likes in just two days. The people of social media have been responding, saying things like “She’s an example of how all little girls should be,” and “Chloe is going places, no doubt!”
Between Chloe’s determination and Andy’s motivation and caring CEOs like Sundar Pichai, more of our youth will be inspired to build a better future.
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