Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Troubling Exits At Microsoft

"Once the dream workplace of tech's highest achievers, it is suffering key defections to Google and elsewhere. What's behind the losses?"

Interesting comment:"
>> They're frustrated with what they see as swelling bureaucracy, including the many procedures and meetings Chief Executive Steven A. Ballmer has put in place to motivate them. And they're feeling trapped in an organization whose past successes seem to stifle current creativity. "There's a distinct lack of passion," says one engineer, who would talk only on condition of anonymity. "We're missing some spunk." <<

And yet we still see a lot of great innovation coming from this company.
Troubling Exits At Microsoft

posted by Andrew MacNeill @ 5:06 AM