‘PLUS LUNCH’: TripAdvisor Sponsors ROFLCon! And rules.

Okay, guys. We’ve been keeping this under wraps for a while. I would have posted this yesterday—you know, April 1, the day when people lie for fun—but then you would have thought I was joking.

TRIPADVISOR IS SPONSORING ROFLCON

+ WORD ON THE STREET IS, THEY’RE HIRING.

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BELIEVE IT.

We’re so excited we can barely contain ourselves. Great to have you on board, TripAdvisor!

After the jump: infinite snacks, employment, Wii, foosball and more…

Just in case you’re still wondering whether I’m sort of an unreliable narrator—and I don’t blame you, after the Aruba stunt!—here’s the word straight from TA:

“We like to think we’ve got a unique working environment at TripAdvisor. We strive to let our staff’s ideas flow and encourage information sharing.

“In fact, the reason we’re at ROFLCon isn’t because some PR guy thought it would be a good idea to be here. Nor is it because some recruiter stumbled across ROFLCon and thought it’d be a good idea to show up there. Nope! The reason we’re here is because one of our employees came up with the idea of sponsoring the event.

The guy who came up with the idea doesn’t even work in marketing…he’s an IT guy! That dude’s such a geek. He probably pitched the idea so he wouldn’t have to pay for his ROFLCon ticket, but you know what, the PR department decided it’d be a great event to sponsor. And then the talent acquisition team jumped on board because they felt it’d be a good place to recruit talented individuals—and it blossomed from there.

“Speaking of which, we’re looking for some talented software developers and marketing people. Java monkeys…PHP hackers…marketing wizards. We want you and you creative ideas, too. At TripAdvisor, we’ll gladly listen to your ideas—even if they’re not related specifically to your job function.

“Plus our new office in Newton is going to have a foosball table, Nintendo Wii and all the snacks you could ever want. So, seriously, what are you waiting for?

“Hit us up at www.tripadvisor.com/jobs and let us know what you’re passionate about.”

But wait. A few minutes after getting this note, I got a Very. Important. Clarification:

“p.s. the old office has all the snacks you’d want, the NEW office has all the snacks PLUS LUNCH.”

I repeat: this is not a joke.

We’ve got a few more surprises in store, so stay tuned. And now, to plan our trip to Aruba….