Artificial ignorance

Yesterday marked my 3 year anniversary as a ‘softie. As I look back over these 3 years, I can’t help but be thankful for all the things the company’s done for me. I don’t mean to sound like a fan-boy (do Microsoft fan-boys even exist?), but for all the crap that people throw our way, present company included, I wanted to take some time to appreciate everything this company and my colleagues have done for me.

There have definitely been a lot of positives from a work perspective – I’ve learned a tremendous lot on the job, I’ve been able to meet a lot of people, I’ve been able to watch some of the best, most talented speakers (like Chris Capossela) speak live. But what’s amazing is how much the job has helped me personally as well. I can’t even start to enumerate some of these personal things I’ve been able to accomplish. Not that it hasn’t come at a cost, but overall it’s been really worth it. I am really very grateful.

Now time for my Oscar-acceptance-style-thank-yous : Continue reading