tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post108934933618589807..comments2024-03-18T12:52:48.117-07:00Comments on Mini-Microsoft: Robert Scoble on Microsoft and BenefitsWho da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-1089844539472875382004-07-14T15:35:00.000-07:002004-07-14T15:35:00.000-07:00125%? I'd love it if I was only working a 50 hour...125%? I'd love it if I was only working a 50 hour week. I'm @MSFT and I'd say it's more like I'm scheduled for 150% based on consistent 60hr+ weeks with peak times reaching into the 70 hour weeks. I feel actually a lot less productive due to the fact that I'm multitasking across so many times that my context switching overhead is really way too high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-1089512215687057112004-07-10T19:16:00.000-07:002004-07-10T19:16:00.000-07:00Mini-MSFT: What can Microsoft do to enable employe...Mini-MSFT: What can Microsoft do to enable employees to develop into all-around stars? Super question and a full topic and then some of itself. But briefly: Microsoft is too top heavy in its leadership right now. I see various groups so driven by their upper leadership decision making that creativity and innovation is being sucked out of them. Also, folks (PM, test, and dev) are usually 125% scheduled. This schedule is again constructed from the top down. We're becoming very good process wonks. Not so good at unstructured creative innovation and deep thinking play time. All contributors with the talent should have allowed time to write tools, articles, books, whatever and if they do well then find their team cheering them on and being inspired. <br /><br />So what can Microsoft do? Let up on the overscheduling for those that want to step up to the plate to do something creative and beyond the scheduled Project items with their names on it. Right now, it's all about shipping the feature. So we ship, and so we evolve into sheep.Who da'Punkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-1089508616718254402004-07-10T18:16:00.000-07:002004-07-10T18:16:00.000-07:00What do you think MSFT could do to better develop ...What do you think MSFT could do to better develop current employees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com