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Laying Off Microsoft

Jason Yormark

There was no question really when Microsoft offered. I put in four amazing years with Microsoft Advertising and made life long friends in the process. I never imagined Microsoft would lay anyone off, but the economy had other plans. Hell, Microsoft throws away millions of dollars on everything you could imagine.

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The Lost Art Of Getting Shit Done

Jason Yormark

Commitment setting at Microsoft is a ridiculously long and tedious process that involves multiple pages of countless sections and sub-sections of big words talking about what you are going to do in the upcoming year. It was one of the most frustrating things that led me to move on from Microsoft. Related posts: Laying Off Microsoft.

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5 Great iPad Social Networking Apps

Jason Yormark

Synchs with Google Reader which is a major plus and easy to share articles to your networks. It’s ironic that some of the best stuff that is coming out of Microsoft these days is their iOS products. Pulse (free) – I really love the UI for this newsreader. Fantastic UI, and crazy easy to use.

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