http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/102?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/assets/images/jobster/logos/rss_logo.gif http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/102?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Sun, 23 Jul 2006 05:04:02 GMT Most recently updated answers by Russell Williams http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/10084?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Samson and Ally the dogs walking around, high ceilings with wood beams and floors, co-workers nearby with open plan seating. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 05:04:02 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/10084?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/10083?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Microsoft interviews are well documented, but it generally involves several informal discussions, then an all-day round of hour long interview sessions. The interviewers divide up responsibilities and questions, consult between sections, and then send email about results throughout the day. At the end of the day there's an "as appropriate" gatekeeper interviewer who the candidate isn't told about until they get enough hires to be considered hireable. The AsApp is a gatekeeper who has the final say and can overrule the rest of the interviewers. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:56:51 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/10083?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/10082?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Through a referral - but this time it didn't come through Jobster. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:53:20 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/10082?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/10081?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Whatever somebody has queued up on the community slim server. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:52:21 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/10081?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/3024?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers 1. >5 good bookstores within 5 blocks 2. The waterfront 3. Funky coffeeshops like Zeitgeist 4. Street life in Pioneer Square 5. Cowchip Cookies! Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:34:33 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/3024?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/3022?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers When the Microsoft methodology works it is stunning how much reach your work can have. My work on Excel and other projects reached literally hundreds of millions of people, I could see it in books in the bookstore, and in people's everyday work. When the "integrated innovation" methodology breaks down it is also stunning how inefficient and poorly designed the results can be. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:31:06 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/3022?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/3021?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers 1. Very nice landscaping with pond outside the window. 2. Not much else - Microsoft likes separate offices which tend to isolate people. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:28:12 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/3021?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/882?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers From the Redmond campus, mostly other buildings on campus. Microsoft Redmond is in the burbs and there's little to walk to around campus other than other offices or houses. There are excellent paths through the woods and natural areas on campus which are great for decompression, jogging, or just relaxing while moving between buildings. Mon, 22 May 2006 19:02:01 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/882?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/901?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Lots and lots of meetings. Some days were back to back for 8 hours in a row. But sometime I got to do real work and satisfaction went up a lot when that occurred. Fri, 19 May 2006 05:15:54 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/901?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/741?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Windows SharePoint Services was a startup group, and it wasn't the core bet which gave us a lot of flexibility. It was also a web product which was totally new for Microsoft information worker apps at the time. A great experience, but it is risky within Microsoft to not be using "safe" technologies. Wed, 17 May 2006 01:55:44 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/741?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers