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You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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how can it be bad its the strategy taught at Harvard and is accepted practice at all US companies now matter how successful you must be seen to be reducing staffing levels to please walls street
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Master.Man1980 wrote: And once again, IMHO it's bad strategy. |
You want Microsoft continue paying people with no end value/profit for the company ?
I'd rather be phishing!
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They currently have 130,000 employees. What exactly is the proper number based on your intimate knowledge of their business?
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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132,254.32 ...yes, I said it, they have to hire a little person....
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OK, you've made your opinion known. Now what?
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harold aptroot wrote: Now what?
As it's sunny, go and sit in the garden with a beer.
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Master.Man1980 wrote: it's bad strategy
How so?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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Because he said so obviously
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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You're right, I should have known, I mean he IS the Master.Man.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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Master.Man1980 wrote: IMHO it's bad strategy
I'll mention it to Satya next time I see him.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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You can see the title on of the message as well. Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs
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Maybe the new boss wants to try to shift some more jobs to India? He is from Bangalore right?
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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That's what I'm thinking as well
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There's an article in that: "100 interview questions for Microsoft position".
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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They already have a huge presence in India don't they?
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Did you state your opinion when Mr. Nadella asked you? Oh wait he didn't?! I wonder why?
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maybe Master.Man1980 IS Mr Nadella!
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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That's what all new CEO's do, then the employees that are left are so scared of getting cut that they consume all the work that the people that left did. They a short time later they out source to glean max. profits and they get rewarded with multi million dollar bonuses.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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I disagree. Microsoft management is extremely bloated. There is a plethora of dead products and wasted efforts. There are plenty of employees who do little. The recruitment office, for example, was noticeably overstaffed. They have satellite offices which have no discernible function. Even engineering teams are bloated.
In addition to all of that, due to several recent purchases, including Nokia, there is a duplication of positions.
I don't think they're going far enough. (The problems with various products Microsoft has had isn't lack of people, but too many people. Microsoft engineering tends to make the simplest designs more complicated. A "Hello World" written by Microsoft will somehow involve COM, LINQ and use several hundred lines of code.)
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I recently discovered Charlie Stross[^], and I have to say that I love his Laundry series of novels. I never thought I'd see a book where the day to day mundane side of working with tech would meet with the world of Lovecraft.
One word of warning though - you must read the books in order. He does refer back to earlier books from later ones. I'm just working my way through The Rhesus Chart, and if you've ever worked with Scrum, you'll appreciate the humour. Heck, even if you haven't, you'll appreciate the stereotypes.
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Oh, he writes Space Opera. I really like good Space Opera. Star Wars came out when I was 10 so that is probably why.
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love his IT stuff but finding his space opera hard work (2 years and counting and I usually finish a book in a couple of days)
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Most unfortunate that his Space Opera is that way. I could suggest a book to him that would help him write better...heh...heh... But that would be highly Narcissy of me. 
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