MSFT Reaches Out To Hackers: 'Do Epic $#!+' 249
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from the and-then-shut-the-garage-door dept.
from the and-then-shut-the-garage-door dept.
hessian writes "Microsoft isn't exactly known for its underground hacker culture, but a recent effort to give its employees more slack is generating some wild experiments. Last summer, Microsoft completed a redesign of one of its original buildings on campus — Building 4, where Bill Gates' office used to be — into a laid-back workshop where staff can tinker with things. It's open to anyone, anytime, and it's got everything from a hardware workshop to an actual working garage door. If it doesn't sound to you like something Microsoft would normally do , the Garage's motto will really shock you: 'Do epic s--t.'"
Re:f--k that motto (Score:5, Informative)
That would be fine and dandy... (Score:4, Informative)
...if they were actually using leetspeak. Hint: the motto is "Do epic shit.", not "Do epic $#!+"
CNN Censored it. (Score:5, Informative)
It's not censored in the pictures of the slogan that neowin has [neowin.net] or SCM Magazine [scmagazine.com.au].
It wasn't that hard to search for either. However it was probably harder than the knee jerk reaction shown above.
Re:what !@#$% is the point??? (Score:4, Informative)
The problem is not that MSFT employees don't have good ideas; the problem is that management kills them...
Microsoft doesn't only kill the ideas. They also kill the employees too. (Spiritually). I notice that Microsoft isn't giving any employees any time allocation to do their epic shit. It's something that you can do in your "off time". Since the standard work week for a salaried employee at Microsoft is "Any 80 hours a week you want", I don't see too many people spending too much time in this "garage". Maybe a few recent grads that don't have any reason to go home after work.. but I wouldn't be there, that's for sure.
Re:what !@#$% is the point??? (Score:4, Informative)