tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post6670603244447096714..comments2024-03-18T12:52:48.117-07:00Comments on Mini-Microsoft: Microsoft FY09Q3 ResultsWho da'Punkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205453956191063442noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-69729682532757578982009-05-05T15:17:00.000-07:002009-05-05T15:17:00.000-07:00I got cut today. (PM) My product is internal but k...I got cut today. (PM) My product is internal but key to delivering on business initiatives set at my GM's level. It's surprising. They will never make their already insane deliverable dates.<br /><br />TWC got smacked with a stick and my little org lost about 10 people (I think). <br /><br />You never feel as much like the Borg as you do when they cut you off without blinking.<br /><br />It's amazing. I went from thinking about Microsoft 24/7 and being utterly devoted to my job to not having one in the space of a keystroke. <br /><br />And I found out that I have to pay to move all my stuff back to Canada.<br /><br />To sum up, this sucks.~ Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395899597910058542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-83983095432870147342009-05-05T10:46:00.000-07:002009-05-05T10:46:00.000-07:00Hi mini.
Can you please turn the moderation off f...Hi mini.<br /><br />Can you please turn the moderation off for a day or two.<br /><br />I am one of the impacted employee, and I'd like to interact with others more closely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-39882565311494367672009-05-05T08:12:00.000-07:002009-05-05T08:12:00.000-07:00RAVI VENKATESAN: Update: Realigning Resources and ...<A HREF="http://mini-microsoft-india.blogspot.com/2009/05/ravi-venkatesan-update-realigning.html" REL="nofollow">RAVI VENKATESAN: Update: Realigning Resources and Reducing Costs</A>Mini Msft Indiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12039329092930823287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-50441933423039267622009-05-05T08:10:00.000-07:002009-05-05T08:10:00.000-07:00it is fact now. today (5/5) steveb annouced the se...it is fact now. today (5/5) steveb annouced the second phase of the layout plan, in u.s. and around the world. <br /><br />"With this announcement, we are mostly but not all done with the planned 5,000 job eliminations by June 2010. "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-32139472408599159282009-05-05T07:58:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:58:00.000-07:00"All 2nd round of layoff ******** can stop now."
..."All 2nd round of layoff ******** can stop now."<br /><br />Whoops. Guess we weren't patient enough.<br /><br />But what's happening? I'm sitting at home and just read SteveB's email. This blog is my source for the real side of Microsoft!!! But nothing is here!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-46502698367848557342009-05-05T07:53:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:53:00.000-07:00I learned I was cut this morning. I can't figure i...I learned I was cut this morning. I can't figure it out as I'm one of the top consultants in a big field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-67135013465202949712009-05-05T07:49:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:49:00.000-07:00I got cut today. Folks, there's a big story that n...I got cut today. Folks, there's a big story that needs to be told here and I'm just licking my chops getting ready to tell it. There'll be more. Stay tuned.<br /><br />thinesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-89336785144181281302009-05-05T07:48:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:48:00.000-07:00It's on... emails from SteveB and Craig Mundie. SB...It's on... emails from SteveB and Craig Mundie. SBA is on the chopping block! Woot.<br /><br />Looking forward to my severance and peeing in someone's Cheerios if I can before I go.<br /><br />Good thing I packed my shit yesterday.<br /><br />From one of my favorite movies:<br />"Fuck you, fuck you, your cool, fuck you, and I'm out!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-73729248909580570882009-05-05T07:43:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:43:00.000-07:00mini can you keep the blog unmoderated for a while...mini can you keep the blog unmoderated for a while so that we can be updated about what is happening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-49434146209506531862009-05-05T07:38:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:38:00.000-07:00KEVIN TURNER Update: Realigning Resources and Redu...<A HREF="http://mini-microsoft-india.blogspot.com/2009/05/kevin-turner-update-realigning.html" REL="nofollow">KEVIN TURNER Update: Realigning Resources and Reducing Costs 6.45pm IST 5/5<br /></A><A HREF="http://mini-microsoft-india.blogspot.com/2009/05/steveb-realigning-resources-and.html" REL="nofollow"><br />STEVEB: Realigning Resources and Reducing Costs 6.28pm IST 5/5<br /></A>Mini Msft Indiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12039329092930823287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-30603654666180951982009-05-05T07:26:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:26:00.000-07:00Already started. Email from SteveB, Kevin Turner,...Already started. Email from SteveB, Kevin Turner, Tony ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-39704177714215666722009-05-05T07:17:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:17:00.000-07:00Now it is official. The company is cutting the res...Now it is official. The company is cutting the rest of the 5,000 jobs today. SteveB sent out the e-mail this morning. However, Headtrax and GAL are not updated yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-47121753013704028922009-05-05T07:09:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:09:00.000-07:00good luck to us all today...
Steve Balmer..
In Jan...good luck to us all today...<br />Steve Balmer..<br />In January, in response to the global economic downturn, I announced our plan to adjust the company’s cost structure through spending reductions and job eliminations. Today, we are implementing the second phase of this plan. <br />This is difficult news to share. Because our success at Microsoft has always been the direct result of the talent, hard work, and commitment of our people, eliminating positions is hard.<br />Today’s action includes positions in the United States and in a number of countries around the world. In the U.S., affected employees will be notified directly by their managers today. In other countries, local leadership teams will provide more specific information about the impact to their organizations.<br />With this announcement, we are mostly but not all done with the planned 5,000 job eliminations by June 2010. We are moving quickly to reach this target in response to consistent feedback from our people and business groups that it’s important to make decisions and reduce uncertainty for employees as quickly as possible, and so that organizations can concentrate their efforts and resources on strategic objectives. <br />As we move forward, we will continue to closely monitor the impact of the economic downturn on the company and if necessary, take further actions on our cost structure including additional job eliminations. <br />For those of you directly affected by today’s announcement, I want to thank you for your contribution to Microsoft and assure you that we will continue to provide support as we did during the previous job eliminations. <br />And for everyone across the company, I want to reemphasize how much I appreciate the way you have pulled together to help the company respond to this difficult economic environment. There’s no doubt that these are very challenging times. But together, we are making the right choices to ensure that we will continue to deliver great products and position ourselves for strong future growth and profitability. <br />Thank you for your continued hard work, commitment, and focus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-72592592994443077292009-05-05T07:06:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:06:00.000-07:00looks like the 'reset' button has been hit again t...looks like the 'reset' button has been hit again this morning. something wrong with that OS that the 'reset' button keeps getting pushed. or is it the user (leader)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-52019958696294911952009-05-05T07:02:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:02:00.000-07:00This is one of the attitudes at MSFT that needs to...<I>This is one of the attitudes at MSFT that needs to disappear. Honestly, it sounds like a whiny jealous teenager rather than an employee.</I>The complaint is real. A demented, deeply flawed compensation system that rewards money losing divisions at high rates than those working on windows, office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-16582282440288993282009-05-05T06:57:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:57:00.000-07:00Hey Mary-Jo, this time please confirm with more so...Hey Mary-Jo, this time please confirm with more sources before you blog that Zune is getting whacked. You really freaked me out last time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-48886768587363435872009-05-05T06:52:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:52:00.000-07:00SB just confirmed the next wave of layoff today, M...SB just confirmed the next wave of layoff today, May 5th; Check your emailsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-51172546796308281852009-05-05T06:43:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:43:00.000-07:00i always used to take the comments on the blog wit...i always used to take the comments on the blog with a pinch of salt, but with the mail from SteveB and KT, its bang on !!!!<br /><br />5th was predicted and 5th it is....<br /><br />wishing everyone having a 'meeting' with their manager's today, the best of luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-71877638958460500922009-05-05T06:34:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:34:00.000-07:00And here's the mail - announcing the next round. W...And here's the mail - announcing the next round. Whoever said 5/5 totally called it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-3275256580854328652009-05-05T06:32:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:32:00.000-07:00it does look like the second round is happenning t...it does look like the second round is happenning today and some of the rumors going around were indeed true.<br /><br />time to see who among us gets hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-9422976579164556502009-05-05T06:23:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:23:00.000-07:00Wow, someone earlier nailed it. Mail just in from ...Wow, someone earlier nailed it. Mail just in from SteveB announcing layoffs. Sent out at 6 AM PST.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-63265301045359618482009-05-05T06:16:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:16:00.000-07:00Its official. Ballmer's email is waiting for you.Its official. Ballmer's email is waiting for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-11788506488000118452009-05-05T06:09:00.000-07:002009-05-05T06:09:00.000-07:00Just got the official Balmer email. Layoffs are ha...Just got the official Balmer email. Layoffs are happening today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-74384039218636502512009-05-04T23:49:00.000-07:002009-05-04T23:49:00.000-07:00Question: If you get laid off, I am sure that your...Question: If you get laid off, I am sure that your corpnet/email access gets cut off, but do the Outlook emails/GAL stored on the hard disk of your home computer also get nuked?<br /><br />I would not want to lose all my emails in my Outlook as they contain a lot of personal information as well, and finding every such email and forwarding it is not a very productive activity.<br /><br />Would appreciate if somebody could answer this. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7555958.post-33409073495973723972009-05-04T22:28:00.000-07:002009-05-04T22:28:00.000-07:00SBA is the most ridicilious division in the histor...SBA is the most ridicilious division in the history of Microsoft. In theory it could be a good idea to have a incubation division that stradles the line between research and productization that takes a nearer term view on groundbreaking ideas and tries to bring them to market. The reality is brutally sad by comparison.<br /><br />The VP of the division is the absolute biggest retard of all time. I've heard that the guy has had product reviews for absolute non-working garbage in front of him and still gives them the thumbs up. I've also heard that they have dumped gobs of money and resources into technologies that have not progressed an inch and semi-products that have not generated dime-one in revenue.<br /><br />It's time for a mercy killing, and I think they are on the radar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com