tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post7657779549434093322..comments2024-03-18T12:52:48.117-07:00Comments on Mini-Microsoft: Rumors of Upcoming Microsoft Cut-BacksWho da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-38785688644930441872011-04-09T13:42:21.206-07:002011-04-09T13:42:21.206-07:00Why do you people believe all these lies!Why do you people believe all these lies!Steve Ballmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03700148299332589776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-49007376967390457132009-04-23T13:17:00.000-07:002009-04-23T13:17:00.000-07:00Thanks You...
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What has...Isn't it time to make the CEO redundant? <br />What has happened to the stock price since he became CEO in 2000?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-54743651384407487992009-02-01T11:53:00.000-08:002009-02-01T11:53:00.000-08:00Anyone know the remaining 3600 cuts procedure? It ...Anyone know the remaining 3600 cuts procedure? It is each month 200, or any date like 01/22 for as many as thousands?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-4453020947240457662009-01-29T14:05:00.000-08:002009-01-29T14:05:00.000-08:00I was thinking there are two possible reason for t...I was thinking there are two possible reason for the cut in staff. the first is Vista and the way it bomb, leaving a lot of egg on a lot of people faces and some where on boards faces....so the writing was on the wall for certain people and the credit crunch was the perfect excuse for heads to roll.<BR/><BR/>Now i am being Productive and insightful as the rule stated. Now i'm not saying there wasn't people who didn't meet that extra mile, but it comes down to the process, like XP (X-stream Programing) and if you don't adapt the process to meet the changing requirement of the white heat of technology then you will soon find that the software your producing will fall over like Vista. If Microsoft have learn their lesson then hopefully window 7 might save their bacon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-92211418252263660452009-01-22T06:42:00.000-08:002009-01-22T06:42:00.000-08:00http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/jan0...http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/jan09/01-22fy09Q2earnings.mspx<BR/><BR/>Doesn't look too bad...<BR/><BR/>"In light of the further deterioration of global economic conditions, Microsoft announced additional steps to manage costs, including the reduction of headcount-related expenses, vendors and contingent staff, facilities, capital expenditures and marketing. As part of this plan, Microsoft will eliminate up to 5,000 jobs in R&D, marketing, sales, finance, legal, HR, and IT over the next 18 months, including 1,400 jobs today."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-20073564380231743762009-01-21T14:01:00.000-08:002009-01-21T14:01:00.000-08:00It's the so-called 10% that probably do most 90% o...It's the so-called 10% that probably do most 90% of the work at Microsoft. Every team has to throw someone under the table and it's not usually the poorest performer -- it's the person that everyone else throws stuff to over the wall while they take all the credit for what the good work the 10% accomplished. 10% means "achieved"!...since when did "achieved" mean "under achieved"...Microsoft employees are the best of the best -- the lowest ranked at MSFT would be the highest at any other company. It's easy to put other people down and say "just cut him or her" -- just think, that person could your best friend, your sister, your son, YOU! There's a lot of senseless spending that could be cut before people!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-75478530279554136542009-01-17T22:04:00.000-08:002009-01-17T22:04:00.000-08:00Not the original poster, but...Microsoft does have...Not the original poster, but...<BR/><BR/>Microsoft does have CTOs: <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/leadership/" REL="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/leadership/</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-68194024036289822822009-01-15T16:06:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:06:00.000-08:00If PMs and test leads know jack shit about the pro...<I>If PMs and test leads know jack shit about the product they own, then they should definitely go.</I><BR/><BR/>A lot of the PMs I worked with had several projects they were working on.<BR/><BR/>When yours is not important enough for them to spend time on it, they spend their time on the projects that will get them the highest review score.<BR/><BR/>To you, if you're not aware of everything else they do, they are a useless idiot that thinks he's too cool for the room.<BR/><BR/>They either just don't work on your project or use a little social engineering on you and play dumb.<BR/><BR/>You end up writing the specs and they get to put their name on them.<BR/><BR/>You were doing that because these days those documents have to exist so Test can write tests against them.<BR/><BR/>You were writing specs instead of code and the PM got all of his specs done.<BR/><BR/>To the PM, you're the dumb schmuck that does his work.<BR/><BR/>Were you helping someone with a problem they needed solved to get their work done? That is something "soft" that can't be measured at the end of the year.<BR/><BR/>If most of your time is taken up by things other than writing code, you need to stop what you are doing and write more code.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-77557443511488232322009-01-15T15:44:00.000-08:002009-01-15T15:44:00.000-08:00I like the GE approach, but I think the problem wi...<I>I like the GE approach, but I think the problem with using it in our company is that we have too many people who will "play the game" to get a good review score instead of "doing good work" to get a good review score.</I><BR/><BR/>SteveB also likes GE. He comes from marketing/sales where there is a nice concrete number of how much income you brought in.<BR/><BR/>In Dev, there are more ways for a manager to play games.<BR/><BR/>They can assign bugs to you that existed in the product when you got there or from someone else on your team to load level the work. They are not to careful at the end of the year sorting out who was responsible for each bug.<BR/><BR/>Get too much work fixing bugs and you are not writing new code.<BR/><BR/>At the end of the year, "He has more bugs than other developers and doesn't write a enough code.".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-89903975143467418562009-01-12T18:55:00.000-08:002009-01-12T18:55:00.000-08:00"Just confirmed from 2 CVPs and a CTO in finance"N..."Just confirmed from 2 CVPs and a CTO in finance"<BR/><BR/>Name one CTO at MS. Oh wait, we don't have any.<BR/><BR/>I *do* work at MS and I haven't heard anything about layoffs. Just more people trying to spread FUD...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-70017581680027291552009-01-11T16:52:00.000-08:002009-01-11T16:52:00.000-08:00Developers are treated as labourers and the deciso...<I>Developers are treated as labourers and the decison making is done by PMs and test leads who dont know jack shit about the product</I><BR/><BR/>If PMs and test leads know jack shit about the product they <I>own</I>, then they should definitely go. <BR/><BR/>A good product team (which I happen to be in) is one where all parties (dev/test/pm/ua/ux/css) understand the product and make decisions <I>together</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-10940222495306561662009-01-11T15:53:00.000-08:002009-01-11T15:53:00.000-08:00Just confirmed from 2 CVPs and a CTO in finance - ...<I><BR/>Just confirmed from 2 CVPs and a CTO in finance - mass layoffs happen Jan 22nd. Final number is still TBD but is it in the low thousands. Jan 22nd is right around the Q2 earnings (likely during or after the earnings call). Economy is bad, not sure why some still think we are immune to this.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Credible .. boeng also laid off 4500 people ... much less the # they were going to do ..<BR/><BR/>both MS and Boeing were asked by the state to do so after the holidaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-68685472321674350202009-01-11T15:16:00.000-08:002009-01-11T15:16:00.000-08:00WRT: "Just confirmed from 2 CVPs and a CTO in fina...WRT: "Just confirmed from 2 CVPs and a CTO in finance - mass layoffs happen Jan 22nd."<BR/><BR/>Surely you must be aware that people at the CVP level wouldn't confirm a story like this to anyone. There would be too much legal liability attached. <BR/><BR/>If you're going to lie, at least try to be convincing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-30377498254420253442009-01-11T00:37:00.000-08:002009-01-11T00:37:00.000-08:00Please, I am just curious and interested in what I...Please, I am just curious and interested in what I should improve<BR/><BR/>Having worked in Microsoft for 4 years in the past and now working for a competitor in Kirkland, the biggest difference I see is that developers are no longer empowered in Microsoft. Developers are treated as labourers and the decison making is done by PMs and test leads who dont know jack shit about the product. Also I have seen situations were critical fixes/features were not taken becuse the test team comes up with a month long schedule. PUMs are just interested in the shiping dates and not what actually gets shipped. Things are a lot better in other places where developers have a greater say in shaping the company. I am so glad I left Microsoft when I didAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-80240942551044110302009-01-10T21:47:00.000-08:002009-01-10T21:47:00.000-08:00Just confirmed from 2 CVPs and a CTO in finance - ...Just confirmed from 2 CVPs and a CTO in finance - mass layoffs happen Jan 22nd. Final number is still TBD but is it in the low thousands. Jan 22nd is right around the Q2 earnings (likely during or after the earnings call). Economy is bad, not sure why some still think we are immune to this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-58365810071420888212009-01-09T05:30:00.000-08:002009-01-09T05:30:00.000-08:00My dear collegues,Ive been reading lots of unpleas...My dear collegues,<BR/>Ive been reading lots of unpleasant comments about work in microsoft, but yet it is thought to be one of the most attractive places to work in many countries.<BR/><BR/> There were several posts here that essentially convey the thought that people at microsoft "lack some real world knowledge", "people get sucked into the corparate asslicking instead of being innovative" etc.<BR/><BR/> can you share some concrete examples of what skills or experience do I lack as an microsft employee compared to anyone out there working for another IT corporation or having his own IT business??<BR/><BR/>Please, I am just curious and interested in what I should improve.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-83475562748623469512009-01-07T23:04:00.000-08:002009-01-07T23:04:00.000-08:00To improve profit margins, this may be a good time...To improve profit margins, this may be a good time for planners to realize that<BR/><BR/>(i) a shift from mainframe computing to PC's occurred in late 1990s.<BR/>(ii) Shift from PC desktop to laptop occurred in the next decade<BR/>(iii)shift from laptop to mobile technologies has been relatively slow. <BR/><BR/>Mobile vision should include mutimedia teleconferencing and communication in real time across the globe. The aim should be to simply replace ordinary phones in a realistic time frame, mobile controlled robotics and mobile remote control of household appliances. A very strong point of mobiles may be their application in security; maybe design of a chip that will monitor all air passengers while in transit and relay in real time to control rooms so that any unusual activity is monitored. <BR/><BR/>Most importantly corporate teamwork as opposed to rivalry may usher in a welcome change combining the best of Microsoft, Google, Apple and Yahoo. <BR/><BR/>Maybe the challenges ahead may usher in really novel technologies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-34921622928904068852009-01-07T22:36:00.000-08:002009-01-07T22:36:00.000-08:00If economic pruning is required, salary cuts may p...If economic pruning is required, salary cuts may prove better than layoff. Costs of homes and autos have come down and folks can have the same lifestyle on a 10-15% lower income. Microsoft is a big company and ultimately its image has more value than saving a few dollars from layoffs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-12479411552272601722009-01-05T22:49:00.000-08:002009-01-05T22:49:00.000-08:00Whether layoff happen or not, the review process a...Whether layoff happen or not, the review process and how you interact with your peers has now been solidified. Now that many know for sure that 10% is sure to get you on the "layoff" fast track, your peers will do everything they can to sabotage, backstab, and cheat to ensure it's not him getting in that 10% bucket. I know that even today the environment is pure hell, but hell will be a day at the beach when it comes to review time from here on out.<BR/><BR/> "Do what' best for the customer and the shareholders" ? To hell with that! As long as whatever I do gets me in the upper 70%. or lower 10% exceed, customers and pride be damned. EVERYTHING employees do from here on out will be about self-preservation, and nothing else. They myopia will be unbelievable from partner on down. So much for a "new, improved, more fair review model". Surviving an American Idol audition and vote will be easier than surviving reviews from here on out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-22214780191272029272009-01-05T11:05:00.000-08:002009-01-05T11:05:00.000-08:00MSFT has become too big, too fat, too slow in the ...MSFT has become too big, too fat, too slow in the last couple of years, it lost its ability to innovate, missed so many opportunities on the web .. search engine .. online marketing and so on, if was not for Windows+Office it would be gone. It need to focus! and innovate, layoff all the lousy managers that hide behind their bs talking, managers exist to help people do their work, not to be in the way. Cheers to XBox division.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-75455791690580057352009-01-03T23:53:00.000-08:002009-01-03T23:53:00.000-08:00Re: IDC - Don't know what team(s) you saw in Hyder...Re: IDC - Don't know what team(s) you saw in Hyderabad, but I've worked with IDC developers <BR/><BR/>Tend to disagree with you on this. I worked with IDC as well but they dont even respond properly to emails. I had a bad experience with IDC unfortunately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-61450481618680412232009-01-03T22:50:00.000-08:002009-01-03T22:50:00.000-08:00Re: IDC - Don't know what team(s) you saw in Hyder...Re: IDC - Don't know what team(s) you saw in Hyderabad, but I've worked with IDC developers and testers extensively for a couple years and they were harder workers than some of my teammates. I saw them on email and IM at all hours, and saw checkins, meetings and responses from them at amazing times of the day for them (i.e. 2pm Pacific time). And they did quality work. So not all of the India subsidiary should be painted with the same brush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-91426515034300846402009-01-03T17:58:00.000-08:002009-01-03T17:58:00.000-08:00Hey, be nice to Julie. She gave Office the ribbon,...<I>Hey, be nice to Julie. She gave Office the ribbon, and will be able to coast on that in Windows for a couple releases, based on the Win7 beta</I><BR/><BR/>A VP of PM's???? WTF???? What's that job description? I must say that if your org is so big that someone thinks it needs a VP of PM's yours should be the first one put under the layoff microscope. <BR/><BR/>Hell, with all the VP's at MS now you'd think we were a bank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-15709855019303075312009-01-03T13:37:00.000-08:002009-01-03T13:37:00.000-08:00"Hyderabad GDC. People use to play carrom, watch T..."<I>Hyderabad GDC. People use to play carrom, watch TV, Play X-Box for 4-5 hours a day. </I>"<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean. I went there few months ago and saw the same thing. However I will be surprised if there are any layoffs in India or China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com