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A number of months in the past, Jim posted a video from his encounter in the Vancouver workplace. I’m pleased to say that I not too long ago hired Steven Shelford, Senior SDE,Office 2010 Pro, to operate from that office for your Reside Lookup Relevance team. I asked him to talk regarding the Vancouver office and what distinguishes it from Redmond headquarters. Here’s Steven, and what he had to say. What was your first impression of the Vancouver workplace?
I have been impressed ever since arriving in the facility. It is hard to imagine that the MCDC only opened its doors in September. How much function must have been done for the facility to open so quickly from its initial announcement, and how much it has grown since, is hard to fathom. The diversity of people is also amazing. While we are only about 250 people now,Office Professional Plus 2010, the MCDC employees represent over 40 countries, with over 15 distinct languages spoken. I’m sure that is a statistic that is increasing in impressiveness every month as we welcome new hires. This rampant growth and diversity obviously creates an exciting atmosphere. It seems that every month we are adding more permanent space. Strangely,Office 2007 Standard, there always seems to be room for your foosball table and we now have a basketball hoop with the future plans of building a basketball court. Shooting a few hoops always helps break up the day. What’s the environment / culture like?
That is a tough question for a newly created facility, especially one that continues to grow at a tremendous pace. I think we’re actually still determining our own identity and perhaps struggling to keep it unique from Redmond, which is tough with Redmond so close. One thing that I know concerning the group here is that we are all proud of being at Microsoft, and we all bring a unique view to function each day. How is it similar / different than MS headquarters in Redmond?
There is the obvious difference: we’re smaller with a large percentage of new hires. This is quickly changing as we continue to gain experience here and as some employees from Redmond come up and bring their experience with them. Our smaller size can be pretty advantageous for us: fewer meetings, getting more perform done, and mixing more easily with other teams. To tie from the previous question,Windows 7 X86, I think we have a fabulous opportunity to shape our identity and culture. I don’t believe we need to replicate Redmond, but leverage our own situation and environment to create a fun,Office Professional Plus 2010, innovative, and ultimately productive function environment. Are there quite a few full-time teams located out of that workplace?
Don’t forget that the workplace is new. Teams need to be grown, not just moved. We definitely have a few teams that are creating a big presence here, such as the Reside Lookup team. I am sure it won’t be prolonged until the MCDC is recognized for its innovation, which from the end is what Microsoft truly needs to compete against its formidable competitors. If you do have any questions concerning the Vancouver workplace, please feel free to post them. I’m sure I can get Steven to jump in to help answer them. - Lisa