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* Gretchen takes on Microsoft from within and wins my respect *
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dodoskido says:
I love working for Microsoft because of our attitude about being open and honest. Many companies treat themselves like a disfunctional family. At home, Mom and Dad are at each others' throat while the kids rebel against them. To the outside world, Mom and Dad are the Brady Bunch. Microsoft is not like that.
Gretchen a MS recruiter writes on her JobsBlog about the recruiting game. She had some beef that she thought wasn't appropriate for a public audience and started an internal blog (yes we have tons of those). Some fellow co-workers said that was lame and that we should put everything out on the table so we can talk about these things. Gretchen brought her post to JobsBlog and gets Slashdotted and into other notable sources.
I hope Microsoft sticks to this core value and does not start firing people like Mark Jen ala Google for spilling the family's disfunctional beans to the entire world. Let's just hope...
Original post from Scoble:
Gretchen Ledgard took a risk and exposed some problems inside Microsoft's recruiting department (and got Slashdotted, and written up on News.com in the process). Kudos Gretchen! Why? Because the way you improve a company is by putting its problems out on the table where we all can work on fixing them.
I so so so prefer working at a company that's always trying to improve itself than one that just wants to present a happy face and hide from its problems.
Gretchen, I'm glad you're watching our front door (she's in the hiring department and is one of the first faces that potential employees see).
Gretchen, changing company culture is not easy. Anyone who thinks it is should put their own careers in risk and live in Gretchen's shoes for a day or two.
Gretchen, very few people can say they've changed a major company. You have. Many times. Kudos!
I hope every Microsoft employee reads her original post, titled The talent landscape, and why I'm ready to lose it and works to improve things that she exposes.
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