"You get to impact the lives of millions and millions of people." That, plus "knowing secrets" was the coolest part of my time at MS. But after several years w

"You get to impact the lives of millions and millions of people." That, plus "knowing secrets" was the coolest part of my time at MS. But after several years working on Win7 and Win8, I hated my job, and every week I thank my stars that I'm working elsewhere now. The bureaucracy was stifling and the product lifecyle is an eternity of sitting and waiting for plans to percolate down from on high. All the news about the company since I've left has validated my decision, and made me realize just how strong the reality distortion field or "Redmond bubble" is.