tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887447608343482497.post6385955388336458360..comments2008-07-03T12:43:21.832-07:00Brandon Bloomhttps://profiles.google.com/114179817210743283438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887447608343482497.post-24606962259759408652008-07-03T12:43:00.000-07:002008-07-03T12:43:00.000-07:00Cross-comment from Hacker News:<BR/><I>"That's why I ended the post by saying this was a personal experience. I just wanted to make the point that it certainly appeared like Microsoft was better prepared to cope with this situation and it also seemed that it was due to a more mature internship program. I loved working for both companies and there will definitely be pro-Google posts in the future :-)"</I><BR/><BR/>@michaelkimsal:<BR/>Google deals with people suggesting things are "wrong" internally CONSTANTLY. In fact, there are numerous occasions where it is highly encouraged and institutionalized. Unfortunately, I had no platform for my problem and only a very small number of people were able to see it. The response was adequate, but far from perfect.<BR/><BR/>Regarding social TGIF:<BR/>They are great! I did meet a lot of interesting people, but the context is primarily social. Discussions are less you & me -centric and more google & tech-world centric.Brandon Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16981101182779460140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887447608343482497.post-59192752533390035492008-06-27T03:51:00.000-07:002008-06-27T03:51:00.000-07:00i've been to google two summers already & my experience was close to perfect both times. i was given the freedom to choose which project to work on and i really felt that i was part of team and not just an intern. more than that, i don't crave for too much attention.<BR/><BR/>i don't care about social network, but at google we had social parties each friday where you drank wine & beer for free, meet (really!) new people, discuss company internals & stuff. <BR/><BR/>can't say anything about microsoft, cause i've not been there, but good luck joining them.Alexandruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158928823439728794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887447608343482497.post-25747196840167469432008-06-25T05:27:00.000-07:002008-06-25T05:27:00.000-07:00Very interesting. MS is likely just a much more mature company with respect to human issues. Given that they've been around a lot longer, that's not surprising. Also, given the competitiveness MS has, they may be more attuned to issues of people being dissatisfied than they were, say, 10 years ago or so.<BR/><BR/>By contrast, Google is a relatively new beast, having really only had a few years' experience of having thousands of employees to manage. And after all, "it's Google!". For someone to suggest anything is "wrong" internally, culturally, probably isn't something they've have to deal with much yet. When thousands of people leave over a short period of time, they'll have to learn to deal with these issues at a cultural level - everyone will need to be aware of it, not just managers.<BR/><BR/>Good luck at MS!michaelkimsal.comhttp://michaelkimsal.com/noreply@blogger.com