Disposable to Microsoft
A few hours ago:
Also hours ago: (trying too hard to stay, to the point of killing oneself on the job)
There is an extensive set of people who got used by Microsoft, only to be thrown away a month later or a year later or a decade later. Those people include Microsoft's own staff.
It is widely recognised by now that partnering with Microsoft is a death knell. The same may be true for those work at (or for) Microsoft, either directly or as contractors. Also remember that when Microsoft grants "stock" instead of monetary compensation (salaries, bonuses etc.) it turns its workers into participants in a Ponzi scheme - from which they're unable to get out (short of very hefty penalties). This is a major scandal, but Wall Street-connected media would not wish to entertain this subject.
The bottom line is, don't work for this sociopathic company. █
"He [Bill Gates] is divisive. He is manipulative. He is a user. He has taken much from me and the industry."
-Gary Kildall