From: Adamsc@io-online.com (Adamsc)
To: “Brad Shantz” <tcmay@got.net>
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Raw Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 23:47:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Adamsc@io-online.com (Adamsc)
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 23:47:46 -0700 (PDT)
To: "Brad Shantz" <tcmay@got.net>
Subject: Re: Microsoft Millionaires and Billionaires
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On Wed, 16 Oct 1996 07:54:06 -0700 (PDT), Brad Shantz wrote:
>You obviously don't know as many developers at Microsoft as I do. They
>treat alot of their developers like farm animals. I just had an interview
>at Microsoft last week. Very few if any of the people I met with were
>millionaires.
I've heard a lot of people say that the 5+ year Microsquishies are leaving in
droves because 'it's not a fun place to work anymore'. The pain of success,
I guess.
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