Microsoft's contractors are "orange badges", and their email addresses start with a- or v- depending on what kind of contractor they are. They're very much tre

Microsoft's contractors are "orange badges", and their email addresses start with a- or v- depending on what kind of contractor they are. They're very much treated as second-class people, ever since the 1990s class action suit (Vizcaino v. Microsoft, for those keeping score at home).