geek in question: Sara Spalding occupation title: Sr. Director of Microsoft's campus in Cambridge, MA are you currently doing work on right now?
I'm operating on generating Cambridge a 1st class middle of innovation for Microsoft. all? …Slacker. ;)
I think about how to help groups from Redmond build development teams here to take advantage of the local talent pool. I’m doing work to make sure that we have a great presence in the local community. I make sure all our teams here can be really successful, and I also oversee the renovation of our space and amenities for the campus. definitely a slacker. What were you doing before this?
I've been at Microsoft for 15 years, although I had a two year "vacation" that I came back from last November. I spent most of my career in Redmond, as an evangelist and then a Product Unit Manager. I had a blog and gave lots of presentations and did lots of work with our developer community. that sounds vaguely familiar…
Yes – I was Sara Williams! I got married and changed my name. New name, different coast, same person. In the spring of 2005, my husband and I decided we wanted to move East, and so I left Microsoft to move. I worked for Macromedia, Adobe, and O’Reilly Media, and took some time off. Last summer I was contacted about helping to make the Cambridge office a successful development center for Microsoft ... so I rejoined and here I am. you left the company to move to Boston, and then Microsoft followed you?
HA,
win 7 professional generator! It's ironic because I left the company because there wasn't a compelling job for me here in Boston,
discount win 7 64bit, and now a big part of my career is creating a lot of compelling jobs for people in Boston. I love it here. do you think the greater Boston area will influence the culture at this office,
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We're very intentional in building a culture here. I think of it as, like, the love child of Microsoft culture and Cambridge culture. We want to take all the drive and excitement and passion of Microsoft culture and put a local flavor on it. fact that we have Kendall Square precise here (the core of technology in this area!) is going to be a big part of our culture. On the 1st floor,
microsoft office 2007 Professional activation, we're going to have a public meeting space so that we can invite the community in for lectures or user group meetings. We want to be able to host those things here, because we're in this very tight knit, small area that has such a strong focus on technology. you’re super busy … but I understand that, like me,
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I have a one year old daughter at home and I want to be able to spend time with her. So I work part time -- I'm in the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and then I check email on Mondays and Fridays the way most people do on the weekend. for permanent/part time employees! How do you get everything done in such limited time?
I don’t. There are two basic processes I use to get close. Initially, I work with my manager (who is great, by the way) to make sure that we’re on the same page about the scope of my work and my priorities. This is important for everyone, but super important for anyone with flexible working arrangements. Second, I try really really hard to prioritize and make sure that I’m getting the most important stuff done 1st. It’s not a complete or perfect solution, but it’s mine.
• Boston Globe article about MSFT Cambridge • Search for part time jobs at Microsoft • Search for jobs at Microsoft in Massachusetts • Sara on Facebook
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