Life at MS
So I've completed my first week at microsoft. It hasn't been super hard, just a bunch of training right now. But boy does my job require knowing lots of stuff to do it decently. My background in networking was kinda shaky, which worried me at first. But I get to learn lots of neat stuff about it now. Like how Hotmail is set up. Its fascinating! And now everytime I have my hotmail account go down, I just laugh cuz i know some poor bastard is back in that room trying to fix it. And soon, that poor bastard will probably be me.
As for the MS environment, I like it there. The campus of RedWest is beautiful, everything is clean and well cared for. Everyone there seems really nice, esp. in the SOC. It's a very communal kinda work place. And it's refreshing to work in a place where as long as you do your job, you can go about your business. What I mean is that if i want a break, I take one. If i need a coffee, i can just roll out to the kitchen and get some. Much different than the other jobs i've worked where you couldn't take a piss if it wasn't scheduled.
Guess the only crappy thing about working out there so far is the commute home over the 520 bridge. What a pile! >< I've been getting to work at 7am, the freeway is clear, but getting out at 4pm sucks.
Overall, I like the job ^^b
As for the MS environment, I like it there. The campus of RedWest is beautiful, everything is clean and well cared for. Everyone there seems really nice, esp. in the SOC. It's a very communal kinda work place. And it's refreshing to work in a place where as long as you do your job, you can go about your business. What I mean is that if i want a break, I take one. If i need a coffee, i can just roll out to the kitchen and get some. Much different than the other jobs i've worked where you couldn't take a piss if it wasn't scheduled.
Guess the only crappy thing about working out there so far is the commute home over the 520 bridge. What a pile! >< I've been getting to work at 7am, the freeway is clear, but getting out at 4pm sucks.
Overall, I like the job ^^b