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> Realistically, what would they do if you showed up in jeans? Nothing at that talk, but you may not be on the invite list for next time. Microsoft's invite li
by BrentOzar 13y ago
> Realistically, what would they do if you showed up in jeans?
Nothing at that talk, but you may not be on the invite list for next time. Microsoft's invite list for TechEd is notoriously political. The leader for each track (an MS employee) picks the session list.
To give an extreme example, one of my submissions was called something like "Fixing Slow SQL Servers." I was told, "At TechEd, there are no slow SQL Servers." It was changed to Building the Fastest SQL Servers. (sigh)
- jlgreco 13y agoWell, if you are planning on not giving further anyway talks because of how you are being treated, then there is probably very little harm in not being invited in the future. IMHO, life is too short to donate time to people who are going to treat you like a child.
- BrentOzar 13y agoAgreed, and as I mentioned in the first comment, that's why I quit presenting. There's enough places to volunteer my time already - no need to do it there.
- Quai 13y agoCheck I just created a list of conferences to never attend too. I live in the real world.