I don't work for Google

I'm a bit of a Google evangelist at work. Every time Google comes out with a new insanely cool toy I'm usually the first to say "look at this guys!", and quite often I've pointed people to Google's superior tools. I mean, who in their right mind uses Mapquest when there's Google Maps?

So recently it's become a running joke in the office that "Simon works for Google", which I've strenuously denied but played along with good naturedly.

What no-one in my office knows is that I have this site, and on this site I have Google Adsense ads, which earn me revenue. I got my monthly cheque in the post today, and I couldn't resist having this little exchange with one of my colleagues just before I walked out of the door...

"Mark... you know you said I should work for Google?"

"Yeah?"

"Take a look at this..."

I flashed him the cheque, clearly printed with my name and the Google logo.

"Crikey! What's that for!?"

"Services rendered," I said smiling, as I walked out the door.

That was fun! :-)