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Megamieuwsel 09-29-2004 02:31 PM
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MIcrosoft would probably employ you as a temp, so you get no sick leave, or paid holiday...
Wait...
That's LEGAL in the USA?!?!?!.....
Colour me flabbergasted.

vasudevadas 09-29-2004 03:09 PM
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Originally posted by Megamieuwsel
Wait...
That's LEGAL in the USA?!?!?!.....
Colour me flabbergasted.
True blue.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busine...fttemps03.html

trey85stang 09-29-2004 03:31 PM
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Originally posted by vasudevadas
MIcrosoft would probably employ you as a temp, so you get no sick leave, or paid holiday...
95% of companies use temps, if they like you then you have a shot to go full time.

trey85stang 09-29-2004 03:32 PM
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Originally posted by nuka_t
no. he bought it before that. he bought it through a "donation" from mandrake and redhat. he also got a house.
so... by your definition.. If i work on an opensource project, I will get a BMW and a House provided by mandrake and redhat??

Im not saying opensource is bad.. I am saying its not something one should try and make a living off of.

vasudevadas 09-29-2004 03:47 PM
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Originally posted by trey85stang
95% of companies use temps, if they like you then you have a shot to go full time.
Yes, but Microsoft are known for using temps on a long-term basis. These are people they should be employing on a permanent basis, but they prefer to keep them as temps because that way they get no benefits. And can be dropped without notice. I hear up to a third of Microsoft's staff were temps.

trey85stang 09-29-2004 04:02 PM
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Originally posted by vasudevadas
Yes, but Microsoft are known for using temps on a long-term basis. These are people they should be employing on a permanent basis, but they prefer to keep them as temps because that way they get no benefits. And can be dropped without notice. I hear up to a third of Microsoft's staff were temps.
In Texas, (not sure about other MS Sites) MS will only employ a contract for 365 days. No longer.

In the past what you are saying is true, however they were sued about 5 years ago and lost. they were forced to pay each contract employee a whopping $1000.

However, the situation you mention is no longer the case at least in Las Colinas & Redmond.

and yes, I have done and still do contract jobs for M$. I have yet to find a linux job that will pay as much as M$ does.

nuka_t 09-29-2004 04:34 PM
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Originally posted by trey85stang
so... by your definition.. If i work on an opensource project, I will get a BMW and a House provided by mandrake and redhat??

Im not saying opensource is bad.. I am saying its not something one should try and make a living off of.
no, but if you make a kick-ass operating system you will.

probably not the best idea, but you can get by.

vasudevadas 09-29-2004 04:46 PM
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Originally posted by trey85stang
In Texas, (not sure about other MS Sites) MS will only employ a contract for 365 days. No longer.

In the past what you are saying is true, however they were sued about 5 years ago and lost. they were forced to pay each contract employee a whopping $1000.

However, the situation you mention is no longer the case at least in Las Colinas & Redmond.

and yes, I have done and still do contract jobs for M$. I have yet to find a linux job that will pay as much as M$ does.
I admit it was some time ago that I heard that about Microsoft.


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