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August 10, 2006
1. Perspectives
- Answering the Siren Call of the Blue Badge
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1. PERSPECTIVES
Answering the Siren Call of the Blue Badge
by Brian Moran, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some little children dream of growing up to become a policeman, doctor,
nurse, President, or perhaps even race car driver. My son Joseph wants
to be a fireman-elephant: He would have his own hose for putting out
fires. At the age of 3, my daughter Emily declared her intention to be
a best friend when she's a grownup. So clearly, career aspirations are
varied. But for many of you, the inner geek yearns for a blue badge.
(Note to the uninitiated: Blue Badge refers to the color of the
access badge that a Microsoft employee receives. Contractors and other
people with access badges receive different colors. Cool and hip people
know to say, She's a blue badge at Microsoft. Read on if you dream of
badges blue.
Recently, a colleague at Microsoft asked me to refer SQL Server
experts who might be a good fit for the growing SQL Server User
Education (UE) team. Instead of passing along a few names, I suggested
I let the world know about the opportunity. Now let's be clear: This
isn't the position to seek if you're brand new to the field and know
deep down inside that you don't really have the depth of knowledge to
compete for a job at Microsoft. But if you're good--very good--you
might be intrigued.
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