Chris Barth
Software Engineer
Microsoft
Microsoft
Software Engineer
I write prototype software for windows devices.
I show up to work at 8am and get a two hours of personal time to write code and drink coffee. My team appears around 10am and we have a standup where the different members share their current job-related struggles as well as their recent accomplishments. We then travel around the Microsoft campus to meet with different partner teams in order to architect a new product. At the end of the day, there's a team social hour where prototypes are demoed and everyone gets free food / alcohol.
Here's the first step for college students
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