Sunday, March 16, 2008
Ten Years Later...
It was ten years ago today that I joined Microsoft as a full time employee. When I started we were just finishing Windows 98. Microsoft was around 25,000 employees. My first job was testing DVD playback in the operating system. Since then I've reported to 5 managers, resided in 5 buildings, occupied 8 different offices, and shipped 6 operating systems. I also had a hand in shipping several versions each of IE, Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Center. Ten years later, something like 17 products under my belt, and I'm still having fun. I guess I chose the right profession.
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Good for you man, I wish I can say that too :(
ReplyDeleteDo you have any idea why Microsoft won't say which patents they think we violated?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 10 year anniversary. I strongly believe that if you're going to be spending a third of your life doing something, it better be something you enjoy doing. What a miserable life it must be -- I wouldn't know -- to wake up and not look forward to what the day at work might bring.
ReplyDeleteIf I go to work for a week and don't walk in with a spring in my step at least one of those days, it's time to find another job. I'm glad you've found a decade of fun, engaging, challenging, enjoyable, fascinating work.
And bonus: I hear they pay you for it, too.
That is awesome. Congrats Steve.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it gonna be tomorrow? M&M's? Jelly Beans?
I, for one, would recommend 10 lbs of raw tofu.
Congrats Steve! on completing 10 years in Microsoft.
ReplyDeleteWhere're 10 pounds of M&Ms?
ReplyDeleteAs alluded to above, it is a tradition for major anniversaires to bring in a number of pounds of candy as the number of years you are at Microsoft. I brought 5 pounds of Runts and 5 pounds of Hot Tamales. In 2 days, all the runts and over half of the Hot Tamales have been consumed. So much for anyone on my floor trying to diet.
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