tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315585512024-03-07T18:19:59.579-08:00Mini-Microsoft Cutting Room FloorThis is what doesn't make it into the Mini-Microsoft blog at http://minimsft.blogspot.com/. Off-topic comments, random topics, etc... just a way for me to easily peel off from there good content that doesn't contribute to a lean, mean, Microsoft-machine. Things are a bit... looser here.Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-77255338451107429222014-07-21T21:58:00.001-07:002014-07-21T21:58:29.775-07:00Unfiltered - 18,000 Microsoft Jobs Gone... Eventually?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com98tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-40986554047662233912010-05-27T07:16:00.000-07:002010-05-27T07:19:48.882-07:00You stupid nerd - New comment on Microsoft's Robbie Bach Retires... Whoo-Hoo! (And ....<p class="MsoNormal">Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2010/05/microsofts-robbie-bach-retires-whoo-hoo.html">Microsoft's Robbie Bach Retires... Whoo-Hoo! (And ...</a>":</p>
<p>>Being a businessman and not a tech >type</p>
<p>You are a fucking retard. You think only "tech types" are the only ones who can have a clear vision? Are you so high on caffeine that you think only "tech types" can rule the world?</p>
<p>Read the story, you stupid nerd. Jobs was the business guy, Woz the "tech type".</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong. This is not a knock on "tech types", they are valuable and drive innovation. But "business" guys do too.</p>
<p>What a moron.</p>
<p>Oh, and you don't forget. The technological "innovation" brought by Bill Gates was almost zero - always stealing from IBM, Apple, etc. But Bill Gates' REAL genius was on the business model: software for the mass markets.</p>
<i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">(Clean-up what you're saying without the lame attack and it will make it through moderation)</span></i><span style=";font-size:10;color:gray;" > </span><o:p></o:p><p></p>Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-81291372949686687032009-12-29T21:48:00.001-08:002009-12-29T21:48:16.452-08:0012 Days of Unemployment - New comment on Microsoft Layoff 2009 Completes Last Milestone and....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/11/microsoft-layoff-2009-completes-last.html">Microsoft Layoff 2009 Completes Last Milestone and...</a>": <br> <br> Dedicated to laid off American Microsoft workers who lost their job as a result of H-1B and L-1 visa program fraud and abuse. <br> <br> I hope all laid off Americans have a roof over your head and a warm meal this holiday season. <br> <br> On the first day of unemployment, my H1 gave to me <b>#1 Microsoft rank visa sponsor rank </b>http://tinyurl.com/msfth1b <br> <br> On the second day of unemployment my H1 gave to me <br> • <b>22, 726 Microsoft H-1B </b>hires 2001-2008 http://tinyurl.com/msfth1b <br> <br> • <b>20% Fraud Rate </b>H-1B applications http://tinyurl.com/h1fraud<br> <br> On the third day of unemployment my H1 gave to me <br> • <b>324,000 </b>unemployed workers in WA State as of Nov 2009 USDOL<br> <br> On the fourth day of unemployment my H1 gave to me <br> • <b>$414 million </b>lost US wages in 2008 for <b>4,571 </b>H-1B Microsoft employees in WA State http://tinyurl.com/h1flc <br> <br> On the fifth day of unemployment, my H1 gave to me <br> • <b>5,800 laid off Microsoft employees </b>in 2009 (MiniMicrosoft) <br> <br> On the sixth day of unemployment, my H1 gave to me <br> • <b>$68.5 million </b>H-1B wages for 827 H-1B "other computer jobs, $70 million lost wages for jobs for displaced USA families in WA State http://tinyurl.com/h1flc<br> <br> On the 7th day of unemployment, my H1 gave to me <br> • <b>$7.2 Billion H-1B salaries for 103,820 lost jobs </b>and wages for American workers in '08 http://tinyurl.com/msfth1b <br> <br> On the 8th day of unemployment, my H1 gave to me <br> • <b>$87,371</b> Microsoft greencard and <b>$90,327 </b>Microsoft H-1 average H-1b salaries. <i>Note annual WA per capital WA income less than $45,000 </i>. http://tinyurl.com/msfth1b <br> <br> On the 9th day of unemployment, my H1 gave to me<br> • <b>9.2% unemployment rate in Washington </b>State (USDOL)<br> <br> On the 10th day of unemployment, my H1 gave to me <br> • <b>10,751 lost jobs in Washington State with $887 million wages </b>and for American workers I http://tinyurl.com/h1flc <br> <br> On the 11th day of unemployment, my H1 gave to me <br> • 11.7% decline in Microsoft stock price following Microsoft Jan 2009 layoff announcement (news reports)<br> <br> On the 12 day of unemployment my H1 gave to me <br> • <b>241,000 unemployed American tech workers "substantially" exceeded by H-1B workers </b>, <i>their replacements </i>in the same profession http://tinyurl.com/h1outnumberusa <br> <br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-32244624120856064982009-11-18T23:19:00.001-08:002009-11-18T23:19:22.313-08:00Layoff Service Pack - New comment on Microsoft Layoff 2009 Completes Last Milestone and....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/11/microsoft-layoff-2009-completes-last.html">Microsoft Layoff 2009 Completes Last Milestone and...</a>": <br> <br> Hullo Mini,<br> We have been hearing rumors of another round of layoffs starting January. So the last milestone just crossed may be an early release with a Service Pack following shortly afterwards. What says you? <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(I've been thinking of it as a Service Pack as well. If it, uh, happens.)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-47930934687175457372009-11-09T07:51:00.001-08:002009-11-09T07:51:47.961-08:00Great Comment, Layoffs, but - New comment on Microsoft Layoff 2009 Completes Last Milestone and....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/11/microsoft-layoff-2009-completes-last.html">Microsoft Layoff 2009 Completes Last Milestone and...</a>": <br> <br> Whether the grapevine guy is correct or not, I just think it's beyond ridiculous that the SLT can't seem to get things right with these layoffs. I still do not understand why we cannot cut once and deep, and then be done with it.<br> <br> I suppose, one reason might be, the company has got so much fat, that it'll take a while to figure out where all the bloat is. So, we may have to live with this until we do get to a point where the job is finally completed.<br> <br> I sure hope there aren't any layoffs in December. Just let people enjoy the holidays, and then you can do it in January. Heck, if there are to be cuts in December, why the hell were they not included with the Nov. 5 group?<br> <br> Now, as far as bad managers and naming names, etc, one thing I want to talk about is the practice of people following their managers around like clockwork. I suppose you can also say the managers are making sure certain directs always follow them to their new teams, like the loyal lapdogs that they are. I mean, doesn't HR see a flag when certain people have always had the same manager during their entire Microsoft existence? If you've been here for 10, 12, 15 years, and you've always had the same manager, that does not pass the smell test, period.<br> <br> One such pair is <b><span style='color:#1F497D'>CUT!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>(Would have been a great comment, but unless they are executive / Partner level, I'm not into naming names here)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-75568015195293277212009-11-08T12:41:00.001-08:002009-11-08T12:41:37.937-08:00Dec 4th layoff + recaptcha tea leaves - New comment on Microsoft Layoff 2009 Completes Last Milestone and....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/11/microsoft-layoff-2009-completes-last.html">Microsoft Layoff 2009 Completes Last Milestone and...</a>": <br> <br> Mini,<br> <br> Dec 4th. There's another round.<br> <br> Even Google's recaptcha is impedg (impending) <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(Here I go again: we'll see.)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-77672637871554866882009-11-03T22:53:00.001-08:002009-11-03T22:53:26.950-08:00Right on the Nose - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> Nov. 4 prediction was right on the nose. Thanks to all of the posters who provided useful tips for being prepared. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(We'll see.)</span></i><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-11780966092447487682009-11-03T22:50:00.000-08:002009-11-03T22:49:55.202-08:00Facts from Non-Trolls - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> There *will* be a layoff on Nov 4. My good friend at MSFT confirmed it to me yesterday. I'm not a troll. It's fact. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(We will see what the new morning brings)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-57649029167443978192009-10-25T22:18:00.001-07:002009-10-25T22:18:46.823-07:00STB Layoffs - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> STB is getting ready to do layoffs during first two weeks in Nov. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(CRF'ing these for now)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-17738270466828372822009-10-25T22:16:00.001-07:002009-10-25T22:16:27.411-07:00Office Layoffs - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> Office has scheduled layoffs on Nov 10th. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(CRF'ing these for now)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-62811964077129090842009-10-22T21:50:00.001-07:002009-10-22T21:50:08.066-07:008,000 for next layoff - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> I have it from a pretty good source that a 7% layoff is locked in and 8000 people will be getting the boot.<br> <br> I've also heard that lessons were learned from last time and there will be a concerted effort to not make the same mistakes (firing people that you have to hire back next day as independent consultants, dragging it out, allowing leaks, etc)<br> <br> Could it be false? Of course. Only time will tell. But I would put my personal confidence in the source at about 60%, so take that for what it's worth. If I had to bet I'd bet we see the 8000 or so folks getting cut pretty soon and overlay resources taking the brunt of the hit. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(CRF'ing these for now - looks like we'll get Layoff Version 3 right)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-3451856502742885892009-10-22T21:43:00.001-07:002009-10-22T21:43:07.548-07:0011/4 Layoff Wrong - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> Mini, you're wrong to CRF the layoff that IS coming on 11/4. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(Does this make me doubly wrong? Offer me proof - like which groups and specific conference rooms booked by HR - and it won't be CRF'd)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-10904110245031871942009-10-22T07:52:00.001-07:002009-10-22T07:52:55.461-07:0011/4 Layoff - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> mini, no biggie if you want to push the 11/4 layoff messages to CRF, but it's not a rumor, it's definite. severance packages are being prepared for managers to sign, conferences rooms are being booked by HR admins, etc. this board will likely be the best place for people to share information given the very minimal information that will be sent internally. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(When the time comes, sure. If someone could point me to the booked conference rooms as an example, that would elevate this up from rumor to a threat.)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-22006363072239747852009-10-21T21:07:00.001-07:002009-10-21T21:07:43.914-07:00WEX + EPG get shafted - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> <i>And I can not imagine that we (and by "we" I mean the Microsoft Senior Leadership Team) would be so dumb as to release our flagship product on a Thursday and turn around and fire a bunch of people the next day.</i><br> <br> Prepare to expand your imagination a bit. We won't announce on Friday, but the next round (no, not the last) will be announced before the Thanksgiving holidays. EPG and Windows getting the shaft this time. Not Steve. Not KevinT. Not Robbie. Not the BOD.<br> <br> **sigh** <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(CRF'ing these for now)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-65530260113210805342009-10-21T18:51:00.001-07:002009-10-21T18:51:26.397-07:0011/4 Stealth Layoff - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> trust me, the layoffs are coming on 11/4. it is much more under the radar and on a need-to-know basis, with no big communications but it is happening. I know of a 6-person team getting axed, as well as a team going from about 35 to 30.<br> <br> and assume the next one will be in +3 months, etc. again all under the radar. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(CRF'ing these for now)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-26797736414127409892009-10-21T18:47:00.001-07:002009-10-21T18:47:40.032-07:00Layoffs! Booga Booga - New comment on Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/10/windows-7-and-grab-bag-of-microsoftness.html">Windows 7 and a Grab Bag of Microsoftness Before F...</a>": <br> <br> Hey Mini - Nov. 4th - 5000 less people will be working at MS. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(CRF'ing again)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-26544545398946219642009-10-20T21:46:00.001-07:002009-10-20T21:46:19.886-07:00Mini-Tragedy - New comment on Quick Thoughts on the Microsoft 2009 Company Meeti....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/09/quick-thoughts-on-microsoft-2009.html">Quick Thoughts on the Microsoft 2009 Company Meeti...</a>": <br> <br> I hope you sociopaths who put the corporate needs (a "mini" microsoft) before human needs are happy. <br> <br> Let me tell you a story of one former microsoftie who once lived in Sammamish and with family and pets who got "downsized".<br> <br> Because of his INCOME LOSS, he had to go through bankruptcy and foreclosure of the home he and his family lived in for the past 15 years while employed at Microsoft.<br> <br> "Fortunately" he found a job at Home Depot but the depressed wages does nothing to replace in former income and living standards.<br> <br> Now that his family has to vacate their home, the bankruptcy and foreclosure has marred their credit rating making it difficult for them to find a rental. Not only have they been displaced out of their home but the possibility of homelessness is VERY REAL. Oh and forget about the pets he had to put them "asleep".<br> <br> If I was in his shoes I would have said FUCK this and left the country and since the banks got bailed out on the taxpayer dime. I would skip all of my debts since I paid my taxes and the banks got my tax money.<br> <br> So you sociopaths should consider these aspect while you dream for a smaller Microsoft that will in the end only benefit Ballmer and his cronies. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(CRF'd - language. Language.)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-32280717494754911392009-10-18T22:25:00.001-07:002009-10-18T22:25:17.172-07:00Rumor on MSFT India - New comment on Quick Thoughts on the Microsoft 2009 Company Meeti....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/09/quick-thoughts-on-microsoft-2009.html">Quick Thoughts on the Microsoft 2009 Company Meeti...</a>": <br> <br> Hey, just heard MSFT India is going to cut few more jobs. List getting ready in HR office. Anyone confirm? <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(CRF delight)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-47147246604993777722009-10-13T23:05:00.001-07:002009-10-13T23:05:43.652-07:00Next Round of Layoffs - New comment on Quick Thoughts on the Microsoft 2009 Company Meeti....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/09/quick-thoughts-on-microsoft-2009.html">Quick Thoughts on the Microsoft 2009 Company Meeti...</a>": <br> <br> For anyone thinking about quiting hold on until the first week of November and pick up your layoff package as you exit. I have been told by contacts I trust that the next round is scheduled to occur at that time. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(CRF rumor central here)</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:gray'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-16350810690626101202009-10-12T20:52:00.000-07:002009-10-12T20:53:02.485-07:00Rumors - New comment on Quick Thoughts on the Microsoft 2009 Company Meeti....<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/09/quick-thoughts-on-microsoft-2009.html">Quick Thoughts on the Microsoft 2009 Company Meeti...</a>": <br> <br> A bigger layoff wave is coming soon. Heard it from a GM. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(Might as well CRF these)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-12260945860176331302009-07-25T10:22:00.001-07:002009-07-25T10:22:42.536-07:00Whiny over-privileged douchebags - New comment on Microsoft Has Turned The Corner.<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/07/microsoft-has-turned-corner.html">Microsoft Has Turned The Corner</a>": <br> <br> <i>"The "it's not personal, it's just business" line that is often repeated in times of layoffs is pure BS. It is ALWAYS personal. It was personal when they told you that you had to "own" your job. It was personal when you spent your evenings at work to meet a deadline, forgoing time with your family."<br> .<br> No, they just tricked you into thinking it was personal. I admit, it IS deceptive on their part. They flatter you, say you're the best of the best, give you a bunch of benefits, tell you you're doing critical/important work, etc. Ultimately the company's loyalty to you (or the community) is not an official priority for anyone--not your lead, not your manager, not the executives, not the shareholders, etc.</i><br> <br> I'm sorry... who <i>tricked</i> you? What kind of dumbass goes to work for a monopoly conglomerate and expects to be treated like a human being?<br> <br> You whiny over-privileged douchebags really need a reality check -- welcome to capitalism. If you want to hug your boss and hold hands with the people you work with, you really need to find a different line of work. When you go to work for Microsoft, you step into the belly of the beast. If you ever forget you're in the belly of the beast, you have nobody to blame but yourself. <br> <br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-7265615048240302532009-07-13T08:27:00.001-07:002009-07-13T08:27:07.315-07:00Great to the last sentence - New comment on Microsoft Has Turned The Corner.<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/07/microsoft-has-turned-corner.html">Microsoft Has Turned The Corner</a>": <br> <br> amused at the swarm of "Microsoft is irrelevant/none of my friends use it" comments after MONTHS of inactivity on Mini...yeah, it's so irrelevant you obsessively track a blog about Microsoft and leap to your keyboards the second a new post goes up<br> <br> lol what up Steve Jobs, is your AIDS in remission? <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(<b>Great</b> response… up to the last sentence.)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-81859508203209154052009-07-12T21:56:00.001-07:002009-07-12T21:56:32.735-07:00Windows 7 junk? Nope - New comment on Microsoft Has Turned The Corner.<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/07/microsoft-has-turned-corner.html">Microsoft Has Turned The Corner</a>": <br> <br> You call Windows 7 innovative? It's a piece of junk. Vista with a slightly newer UI and the same mess under the covers. Bing?? That's the strategy for search? Give me a break. In a recent poll most users cannot tell the difference between Google and Bing. Bing is, at best, disruptive to Google, but is far from a winner. <br> <br> Let's face it, Microsoft has lost big time! People are getting more and more fed up with the crap put out by Microsoft. Microsoft is heading down the path of IBM... the path to being irrelevant. <br> <br> <i><span style='color:#1F497D'>(Sorry, but I've been dogfooding Win7 for a good long time and it's not junk. Lost me there. But I'm willing to hear more about your direct experience and what you expected to do differently than it did.)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-86876127843608794932009-07-12T21:54:00.001-07:002009-07-12T21:54:58.181-07:00Until Apple what? - New comment on Microsoft Has Turned The Corner.<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "<a href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2009/07/microsoft-has-turned-corner.html">Microsoft Has Turned The Corner</a>": <br> <br> Windows Mobile has lost credibility and is sinking in the marketplace. The Zune is on life support. Thanks to design flaws and a huge paydown on future repairs, the XBox may never make a profit. Bing is gaining...well sure but double the number of Bing users and you've still got squat bucket. Marketing learned nothing from the Vista debacle - you have too many Win7 versions. There should be only one. Treat everyone to the same features and stop nickel and diming us. We are nearing the Win7 release and still don't have firm plans for a family pack.<br> <br> Turning the corner? When you are nostrils deep in a manure pile you don't celebrate because the level dropped to your lower lip! Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for MS to actually create a product the market wants instead of copying everyone else. Turning the corner? MS has to wait until Apple farts before it knows where the corner is. <br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>(I was leaning towards posting until the whole fart thing)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> </div> Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31558551.post-5260266256835973742009-07-12T16:21:00.000-07:002009-07-12T16:28:16.977-07:00Comment Stream - "Microsoft Has Turned The Corner"Unmoderated comment stream for the latest Mini Microsoft post "Microsoft Has Turned The Cornder."
And yes, anonymous comments are currently turned off. You can find my comment in one of the recent posts as to why. You can still post unmoderated comments, you just need to do so through a Google / Blogger ID or through an OpenID.
And behind the edits: here's the bit I was going into the weeds on that I gave up. Basically, I was making the argument that we in product development should focus on just being engineers creating a product and that we had allowed ourselves to become way too specialized, actually lobotomizing our ability to get good work done. In unpolished form:
<p>For product development: Yahoo!'s Carol Bartz has a good point when she swears like a sailor over the number of designers and program managers vs. actual developers. In fact, at this point in the history of Microsoft, we need to hit the career reset button: the PM / Test / Dev path has diverged people like Eloi and Morlocks. What I mean is that career development in most groups has become a walled garden of "<span style="color:#000080;">...oh, the PM will figure that out...</span>" or "<span style="color:#000080;">...that's not my job, it's the <insert other discipline>'s job...</span>" At the basic level, the PM / Test / Dev designation helps basic ownership. But it has really gone way to far at Microsoft.</p><p>What we need to be are engineers. Engineers who code. Engineers who design for our customers and that connect with our customers. Engineers who create automation. Engineers who plan product strategy. Engineers who hammer on the features and rip that little black box apart into scraps. Engineers who can claim responsibility for all of the feature's lifecycle, and for all of the product.</p><p>I think of that demotivation.com poster: "<span style="color:#000080;">None of us is as dumb as all of us.</span>" The dumb part is acquiescing all thinking and decision making based on discipline ownership. Too often, teams spend a huge amount of time planning, a huge amount of time stabilizing, and a slice of time actually writing the features, cutting all of the features limb by limb you loaded up on your planning until you've reached a weary consensus of what's left you can do. It's better than the past but it is still hugely inefficient. You need engineers who can demonstrate end-to-end feature development, from rough design to prototype to stable implementation to quality release. You need engineers who can sell their feature ideas with entrepreneurial zeal through running code, not decoupled from reality with Photoshop and PowerPoint.</p><p>Who do we keep around? Those folks. Who - from product development - do we throw into my 15,000? The folks walled off into one small part of being an Engineer at Microsoft. Specialization is for insects.</p>Who da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.com5