27
Jun
07

“Google is a bummer of a place to work at” says internal Microsoft email.

An interesting view inside Google as a workplace has surfaced on the net. This could be either a look at the actual reality of Google or just a desperate attempt by Microsoft HR to boost employee morales and keep its employees within the fortress that is Redmond. Either that or a prankster who hates both companies just as much.

The following has been making the rounds on just about every internal email list I belong to in Microsoft. Here it is to share a little insight with the rest of the world. Microsoft is an amazingly transparent company. Google is not. Any peek is a good peek.

An anonymous Microsoft employee has posted on a fresh Wordpress.com blog of what appears to be the full contents of an email circulating Microsoft’s internal mailing lists. Patriotically enough, he or she wanted to share this with the rest of the world just to show what a great workplace Microsoft is and Google is not.

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2 Responses to ““Google is a bummer of a place to work at” says internal Microsoft email.”


  1. 1 Paul Jun 27th, 2007 at 11:06 pm

    Did you even read the memo? You are yet another frigging blog-sheep chasing this story. LAME.

  2. 2 Jaap Steinvoorte Jun 28th, 2007 at 8:30 am

    Yes Paul, I read the memo, from begin to end. Did you????
    Just like you make assumptions, I assume you don’t blog, otherwise you dropped a link to your blog in the comment. Rather than blogging you prefer to drop comments, well that’s ok. But the saddest part is I think your goal isn’t related to contribution.
    So, tell me Paul, what’s the purpose of your comment. What is it you want to tell. Why do you read this blog? Do you have a story to tell?

    Another question, what’s wrong with telling the story?

    Maybe you’re the chosen one who can help to make this world a better place. A last question Paul, is this the conversation style you apply during work?