Part of the 'Googliness' is the lack of rigidity that plagues a lot of corporations. 'No one micro-manages what I do; I own my work. As long as I get my job done, my manager's happy,' says Melina Lee, an account strategist with Google Southeast Asia.

'Our dress code is that you wear something,' Ms Lim says wryly.

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