Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. How we work has forever changed. I remember starting at Microsoft in the late ‘90s, always in the office, no laptops, and primarily working with the people right down the hall. As technology evolved and our business expanded, we became...
Nope. It’s all wishy-washy stuff despite hard figures suggesting people are way more effective in the environment of their choosing.
For extroverts, that means water cooler chat and lunchtime foozball, and debates at the whiteboard, so don’t discount those weirdos when we all ask for the right to choose for ourselves.
Let the managers’ vision be filled with energetic kids throwing paper balls and being dynamic go-getters while we sit in our wonderful riverside offices with our cats and dogs and make the shit do the shit like pros.
Nope. It’s all wishy-washy stuff despite hard figures suggesting people are way more effective in the environment of their choosing.
For extroverts, that means water cooler chat and lunchtime foozball, and debates at the whiteboard, so don’t discount those weirdos when we all ask for the right to choose for ourselves.
Let the managers’ vision be filled with energetic kids throwing paper balls and being dynamic go-getters while we sit in our wonderful riverside offices with our cats and dogs and make the shit do the shit like pros.