For the last three years and a half, I've been privileged to work at the greatest software company in the world; Microsoft. During that time, I launched a standards-based web development site (scriptjunkie.com), worked with major product teams (Windows, Windows Phone & IE), partnered to <a href="http://www.modern.ie/">launch initiatives</a> that offered tremendous value to developers, represented MS at many events, and became the community bridge to the Internet Explorer team. That's all fine and good but to me, the greatest thing about MS is working with amazing people. People who care deeply about what they build and enabling users to do great things through our products. It's easy to look at MS as a big monolithic entity and forget that they're are incredibly passionate people working there <strong>WHO GENUINELY CARE</strong>. I've seen this first hand. So much greatness. 

And I've been blessed to be a part of it. They even allowed me to do it remotely. At a time when so many companies are reining in their remote employees under the guise of "better collaboration" (read: we don't trust you), Microsoft gave me the opportunity to have an excellent job while not having to uproot my family, suffer insane commutes and maintain great work/life balance. And let's not forget the world-class benefits which are the icing on the cake.

I can honestly say that I love working at Microsoft and would recommend this company to anyone in a heartbeat because they truly care about their employees.

