Learned a lot through a tumultuous time in a test org overrun with too many immature men
Learned a lot through a tumultuous time in a test org overrun with too many immature men
Access to a free bus pass.
Work-life balance was not always what it should be. Being a contractor at Microsoft means you are a second-class citizen.
Make sure your managers are able to give constructive critical feedback in a timely and direct way.
Make sure your managers aren't putting fat jokes in professional emails.
Treat your contractors more like people, less like cogs, and really think hard before choosing to make a position a "v-" (variable) rather than a "f-" (fixed).
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Day of technical interviews with 3-5 people. These covered: * Coding questions * OS architecture * Design * How would you test X?
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I applied online by submitting my resume via Indeed. After waiting four weeks, they never followed up or offered feedback. I only received a no-reply email with the usual copy-paste form template text: "Unfortunately..."
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2013Phone screen, followed by a technical interview. The phone screen discussed the resume and previous job experience, followed by another phone screen. This second screen involved a coding question, presented in front of a system, related to Arrays. Ca
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 10, 2013Day of technical interviews with 3-5 people. These covered: * Coding questions * OS architecture * Design * How would you test X?
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United StatesAugust 1, 2024I applied online by submitting my resume via Indeed. After waiting four weeks, they never followed up or offered feedback. I only received a no-reply email with the usual copy-paste form template text: "Unfortunately..."
