So, I'm back at Microsoft, for a third time (one FTE, two contracts). I'm now working for the MSIT division within CSS (customer support) helping them rationalize their world-wide technical support offerings. Looks like a huge job with having to coordinate the work of over a dozen teams and fifty stakeholders.
I guess as we get older, we just need bigger challenges.
So, today, I've gotten my credentials on the network (without which one can do nothing at Microsoft), gotten my new Tablet PC installed with Vista and Office 2007 and Communicator (great app), and am attending my first meetings.
As always, it's Greek to me these first few days. I find it takes some months to come up to speed completely when one takes a new gig but it's definitely interesting moving around within MS and meeting new people and new groups.
This contract is in Issaquah (south end of Lake Sammamish). It's a secondary campus for MS (probably no more than 5k people) but the great thing is that my new apartment is only 10 minutes from the office. No more horror commutes. Life could be a lot worse.
Posted by artandscience at July 3, 2007 12:05 PM