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I have question for MS people. How do you guys view external contractors(the one with email address start with v-xxx) I was contractor for MS for a while and
by mrheosuper 3mo ago
I have question for MS people.
How do you guys view external contractors(the one with email address start with v-xxx)
I was contractor for MS for a while and it was not a very positive experience. i was kind of being forgotten and only be mentioned when convenient. I went by months without any actual real work done.
- lode 3mo agoI definitely experienced that “yellow badges” were viewed by long timers as somewhat of a lower caste. Starting with the first onboarding day where they were given hand-me-down phones and laptops. (This was a long time ago, during the Ballmer era. Just my personal 2 cents.)
- alternatex 3mo agoSpeaking as someone who worked offshore for most of their career and is now a full time employee at MS. Vendors are treated as vendors usually are. They are given the work that nobody wants (work that provides no career growth and usually is uninteresting), they get the least amount of attention and mentoring, they are expected onboard quickly with little help from the team, etc. I have noticed that I'm more empathetic to vendors than people who have never been the offshore/contractor person.