How We Celebrated the Summer Around the World at MongoDB

Jess Katz
September 13, 2019
#Culture

This summer, all around the world, the teams at MongoDB came together to have fun and bond. Take a look at how we celebrated.

Dublin, Ireland

Our Dublin office went to The Big Grill Festival In Herbert Park and enjoyed some delicious BBQ and great music. Shout-out to our office Fun Team for putting this together!

BBQ in Dublin

New York, NY

We enjoyed kickball and time with our families at the annual MongoDB company picnic in New York City.

NYC picnic

Gurugram, India

We continue to drive MongoDB's wellness initiatives across the globe. This time, we organized a wellness week in India. We had Zumba, yoga, a planking challenge, benefits sessions, chair massages, onsite medical and dental checkups, & a 'biggest loser competition."

Wellness Week in India

Austin, TX

Our team in Austin went on their 4th annual boat trip. This is how we survived 105°F weather in Texas!

Austin boat trip

Palo Alto, CA

In Palo Alto, we focused on feeling strong this summer and launched new wellness workouts in the office.

Wellness workout in Palo Alto

We hope you’ve enjoyed your summer and we can’t wait to see how our friends in the southern hemisphere celebrate over the coming months!

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