__/ [ [H]omer ] on Tuesday 05 September 2006 05:55 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> I'm Leaving Microsoft
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | A number of my projects in Vista got cut and then my post-Vista work
>> | was continually held up but the whims of other teams.
>> `----
>>
>> http://mediacenter.mattgoyer.com/archives/2006/08/23/1170
>
> He does a nice backpedal too (much like Scoble):
>
> "I am not leaving because Windows Vista is going to suck"
Notice the wording. Could be: "Windows Vista will be fine". However, the
above could be interpreted as:
"Windows Vista is going to such, but that's not why I'm leaving".
> Slurp, slurp. Nothing like keeping your options open, eh Matt?
'xactly my thoughts when I read this. If anything turns out badly (e.g. the
startup Scoble is attending sinks to bankruptcy), it's nice to have a safety
net. Also, it makes a good impression on the new employer. You wouldn't want
to seem like a jackass who burns down bridges. Could make you a risky guy to
employ...
>> There's a pattern here.
>>
>>
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&num=10&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=I%E2%80%99m+Leaving+Microsoft
>
> Abandon ship!!!
>
> Is there an echo in here?
>
> Oh no, it's just that it's happening *so often*!!!
>
> (And please, for God's sake, NO MORE DAFFODILS!)
A sample from the past couple of months:
Korologos to Retire From Microsoft Board
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| ...Ann McLaughlin Korologos, chairman of the RAND Corp. board of
| trustees, has decided not to seek re-election to Microsoft's board
| of directors at the company's 2006 shareholder meeting.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060825/laf017.html?.v=70
,----[ Quote ]
| Niall Kennedy, a high-profile hire from Technorati who joined Microsoft
| in April 2006 as Program Manager for syndication with the Windows Live
| team, has quit. And quit with a bang. From Kennedy's "Leaving
| Microsoft" post: "Windows Live is under some heavy change,
| reorganization, pullback, and general paralysis and unfortunately my
| ability to perform, hire, and execute was completely frozen as well."
| Ouch. Kennedy is off to do a startup, according to his blog, as of August
| 18.
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http://tinyurl.com/rg4nn ( microsoft-watch.com )
Microsoft Security Guru Leaves for Amazon.com
,----[ Quote ]
| Jesper Johansson, a high-profile security guru at Microsoft, has left
| the company.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1996130,00.asp
AOL hires Microsoft manager
,----[ Quote ]
| Time Warner's AOL has hired a Microsoft manager as chief technical
| evangelist for AOL's wireless group, AOL said on Tuesday.
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http://news.com.com/2110-1030_3-6098313.html?part=rss&tag=6098313&subj=news
And there's the XBox veteran, Martin Taylor (anti-Linux crusade), Bill Gates,
among many more. It's high-profile departures that get media attention. And
not every employee has some status (e.g. manager), let alone a
frequently-read blog that gets picked.
Best wishes,
Roy
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