From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Apr 3 21: 6:21 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from rain.macguire.net (sense-sea-MegaSub-1-125.oz.net [216.39.144.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7BC537B41A for ; Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:06:14 -0800 (PST) Received: (from roo@localhost) by rain.macguire.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g3455ut02797; Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:05:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from roo) Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:05:56 -0800 From: Benjamin Krueger To: Anthony Atkielski Cc: Benjamin Krueger , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How microsoft hires (was: Anti-Unix Site Runs Unix) Message-ID: <20020403210556.B2470@rain.macguire.net> References: <322A2C5F-477D-11D6-8361-003065B4E0E8@carrel.org> <007c01c1db91$63596b70$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <20020403204929.A2470@rain.macguire.net> <00a401c1db94$87b8ea10$0a00000a@atkielski.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <00a401c1db94$87b8ea10$0a00000a@atkielski.com>; from anthony@freebie.atkielski.com on Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 06:52:31AM +0200 X-PGP-Key: http://www.macguire.net/benjamin/public_key.asc Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org * Anthony Atkielski (anthony@freebie.atkielski.com) [020403 20:53]: > Benjamin writes: > > > I'm curious ... where you got all of this > > intimate information on how Microsoft's > > ranks work, because frankly it sounds like > > bullshit. > > The information came from Microsoft. This information came from Mars. (Nice response from someone who in one of his 12 splintered threads insisted that intelligent folks would demand a more in depth explaination to an open ended qestion) > > I could be wrong, of course, but I trust > > that the many Microsoft parties, and friends > > I have working at Microsoft in positions > > ranging from Technical Support to Development > > don't lie to me when we talk shop. > > What are they telling you? Among other things, anyone who has a position above technical support has a degree. If they don't, they're damned smart or were hired before circe 1997. I only know 1 microsoft developer without a degree. Microsoft also requires new developers and data center operators to have an up to date MCSE. -- Benjamin Krueger "Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about." - Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Send mail w/ subject 'send public key' or query for (0x251A4B18) Fingerprint = A642 F299 C1C1 C828 F186 A851 CFF0 7711 251A 4B18 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message