Last day of work at MSFT

I dropped in to the office for a few hours today. I was hoping that last Wednesday would have been the last day, but I needed to wrap up a few odds and ends. It's a little strange to be finishing at MSFT after 8.5 years. Cleaning out my office was a trip down memory lane, I'd been lugging a bunch of old paperwork around for years and had to clean it all out. Documentation plans from Sep 2000, specs for features/products that never went any where, "moral" gifts (how many clocks and thermometers does a person need), etc... It's been a great time here at MSFT. Working with motivated intelligent people who really get excited about technology has been awesome, playing with multi-billion dollar toys has been a blast. I won't miss the late nights and firedrills, though, and too bad the stock options never really panned out. I'm enjoying my time off before I head to NH and then Russia. Loafing on the couch in my underwear at 11am on a weekday, reading comics, and drinking beer is quite nice. A guy could get used to that. I've still got quite a few things to do in the next week and a half. Anyone want to buy my car?

Only 2 days of work left

Wednesday will be my last day in the office. Technically, I'll be on vacation until Jan 6. It's really strange. I'm finally leaving after 8.5 years here at the evil empire. I was sort of expecting to be a millionaire by now, but the stock options never really produced. Oh well. I've still got a ton of things to do before I leave for NH on 12/18. Msft has been a great place to work, but it's also a crazy house. I won't miss the pandemonium. Back to work, I've got a ton of things to do in the next two days.