Or, as I read this, Microsoft builds its brands on the misconceptions and half truths of other products.

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Or, as I read this, Microsoft builds its brands on the misconceptions and half truths of other products.
http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw34CN6Q4

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Elizabeth “I Am Sidhe” Bathory said…
I worked there for over five years.  FUCK Microsoft.
November 26, 2013 at 3:47 PM
Paul M Edwards said…
I worked there for 1 month and realized it was NOT where I wanted to be.
November 26, 2013 at 7:02 PM
Elizabeth “I Am Sidhe” Bathory said…
They paid me money which in turn paid off my student loans.
November 26, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Jeremy Swigart said…
Genuinely interested in why ya'll hated working there? I dislike their business practices of late but I have several software engineer friends that work there and the free gadgets, perks, benefits, and pay appear to be top notch.
November 27, 2013 at 9:32 AM
Elizabeth “I Am Sidhe” Bathory said…
Jeremy Swigart , in my case it was being female.  Some of the real aholes were H1-Bs, but a lot were garden-variety Americans who should know better than to grab a co-worker's ass.
November 27, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Jeremy Swigart said…
On damn that sucks. Sorry on behalf of my sex. No excuses for that shit.
November 27, 2013 at 2:47 PM
Elizabeth “I Am Sidhe” Bathory said…
I'm usually pretty easy-going about that shit but being the only female on a team, it was either start slapping people or call HR.
November 27, 2013 at 2:57 PM
Paul M Edwards said…
There were various factors for me, including the 45 minute commute each direction (while commuting with a coworker in the HOV lanes), the fact that I was hired as an "SDET" but was tasked with manual testing & software deployments (not where I wanted my career to be/go), the pay was just OK and the working conditions weren't that awesome. The fact that I'm a Linux & F/LOSS advocate really made me feel like I was working for the enemy.
November 30, 2013 at 7:46 PM
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