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The Internship That Students Drool Over
selan writes "The Baltimore Sun has a feature on Microsoft's internship program and why it is so popular with college students. Not only are interns paid, but they also receive the same perks as other Microsoft employees. At the end of the summer they are treated to a catered barbecue at Bill Gates's house and have a good shot at a full time job after graduation. You do not know the power of the Dark Side."
I'd give it all up just to score a FP.
(Dell Guy Voice)
Dude, you're working in Hell!
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
more like an Intergration into the borg mother ship ;)
moo
well.. i worked on open source in college.. $11 an hour... But I can sleep at night :P
It's kinda like working for Apple, minus the personal humiliation by Steve Jobs.
Whence? Hence. Whither? Thither.
Somebody has to do it! Better them than I. I still have my soul and a life :))
-- Many men would appreciate a woman's mind more if they could fondle it
... barbecued at Bill Gates's house.
Never underestimate the appetite of the Dark Side !
A slashdotting - you get the stick first and then the carrot !
>They love being part of an org that's in the forefront of technology.
They love being part of a cult that's deluded into thinking it's in the forefront of technology.
According to a Sunday Times report the other day, Microsoft is the "best" UK employer. Scary quote from the article:
;-).
"We aren't the Moonies, but it is like a family. I met my wife, Moira, at work and when we got married the canteen even offered to bake our cake!"
I expect their children will automatically be indentured at the age of 16
Right now the five kids from the computer club would be emailing you their resumes.
Milo
You tell them "I'm a computer programmer at Microsoft", they probably won't be able to keep their hands off you.
:)
It's with a fairly high confidence factor that I say I think you've never experimentally verified this.
The enemies of Democracy are
sit at home twiddling your knob all day bored out of your skull
Maybe you're doing it wrong, because personally I'm NEVER bored twiddling my knob.
Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
I have a friend who interned with Linux. He had all the free beer he could download, but the company went chapter 11 before his internship was finished. They didnt pay anything (the OS is free, after all), but they are expected to contribute while they arent playing Quake. If you can get past the stigma of living with your parents, its a great opportunity...
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.
I'm going to show up to your high school reunion as Batman. We'll see how much action you get then, Mr. Smarty Pants.
Game... blouses.
And knowing that what you work on will be used by more than 15 people worldwide
Wow, I never thought I'd say this, but I'm actually starting to like Bill!!!
If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.
The difference in popular opinion is roughly that between garbage collecter and movie star.
:)
Yet more proof Java is not used at Microsoft!
"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." -- Ambrose Bierce
The reason is simple economics: there is more demand for and less supply of techies
Umm...did I just step into a time machine? This is 2003 right?
The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. -Chomsky
>They just have to build the house first and then cook their own food.
Linux interns just have to get out of the basement and harangue their Moms to cook dinner for them.
Hold the phone! Did I just read a post moderated as insightful basically promoting lightcore prostitution? OH WOW.
Random is the New Order.
Fluffer.
They're the guys who get the porn acteresses 'ready' for their next scene. Yeah, and they get paid too.
Just watch out for diseases, mate.
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.