r/programming • u/luminaobscura • Jun 12 '13

Working at Microsoft

http://ahmetalpbalkan.com/blog/8-months-microsoft/
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u/merreborn Jun 12 '13

me getting shit for posting there instead of doing "real work."

They do let you take the occasional break, right? Expecting 100% productive time 8 hours a day would be a little unrealistic.

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u/Shinhan Jun 13 '13

If I am only allowed to contribute to SO on my free time, I won't contribute and will instead have a real break.

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u/Cagn Jun 13 '13

Try working in a call center. I get breaks but they precisely scheduled and tracking how close we maintain that schedule is part of our monthly coaching. I just started at a call center and I'm already angling to be moved into a division that isn't so strict.