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Well today is 1st of April… but this Post is NOT April’s Fool!
3 Years ago on a day like Today, i started my Role in Microsoft as A Developer & Platform Evangelist Based in Beirut, Lebanon… 3 Beautiful Years has passed away and today I'm writing my last blog post on my Microsoft Blog… because on the 9th of April it will be my Last Day as a Holder of the Blue Badge, and will be back to my old life as an Entrepreneur as i will be starting a new Business soon (See info at the end of this post).
Since it’s my Last Blog Post… i guess i can describe what is it like for a Person like me to work in Company like Microsoft…
Despite anything that you may hear… Microsoft IS a Great Company… on many levels… it’s an Enormous Corporation… With 10s of 1000s of Employees all over the world… and 100s of Products and Technologies.. and best of all… You Feel Branded by Greatness… Everywhere you go and whoever you meet they See the Microsoft Brand all over you.. and trust me it’s one of the Most Valuable Brands worldwide… It doesn’t matter if the people you meet like or not that Brand… They definitely KNOW It…
In my 3 years at Microsoft, I've done many things… I've witnessed many changes… I’ve got Exposed to so many opportunities and best of all I've met GREAT PEOPLE… Yes although Microsoft by itself gives all kinds of impressions… There are people behind it… and when you see them you see Microsoft… and in Some cases when you See Microsoft you relate to those people… and i had the chance to be one of the Microsoft people in the past period.
Best of My Memories in Microsoft, From several events and from Some Great People… in Photos
During my Experience I've talked to all types of people from CEOs and to Students, from US to China to Russia to Turkey to France, Germany, Pakistan, Tunisia, South Africa, (The List goes on and on and on)…etc… and YES THE WORLD IS NOT SMALL… you may realize how lucky you are when you see how some countries are living… and at the same time you start appreciating some countries for things you didn’t know they had before… different cultures, different languages and different mindsets… so in Brief what may sound wrong to you may sound right somewhere else and vice versa..
I Just Loved every moment i spent at Microsoft; i will leave you with this Video that summarize some of my Highlights in Microsoft
You can always stay in Touch with me, just Check Out my Website: http://www.SamerChidiac.com
My New Company will be Called Quick Refresh, and will be reachable on http://www.QF5.net
Cheers Amigos!
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