Microsoft - Environment

First, I've been working for Microsoft now. I must say: that's a very good environment.

Microsoft office in Singapore is placed at number One Marina Boulevard. It's called Microsoft Asia Pacific. I like the name "Boulevard". It makes me feel like i'm in Paris or somewhere in the past. It's a building with about 40 floors. Microsoft uses 7: from 19 to 25. There is a security staff at the base floor. If you are a visitor, you must register for going there. An then, when you enter to the Microsoft area (receptionist is in 22 floor), you must be on bail. I'm a president citizen here, I do not need to do that. I can use my hand and my card. 

21 and 22 floors are the public areas. The visitor go here for meeting, training, ... can gather here. One of the most different between FPT and Microsoft is that: MS has a lot of meeting room. We can find it every where. They are ultramodern. There is is some kind of control board. We just touch to the screen to control the light, projector, curtain, ...Let say, I go there for presentation, I just select the Presentation mode and the light out to justify, the curtain automatically close, projector turn off, ...

The most interesting thing is the pantry. Here you can find a various kind of drink (except beer of course). And it's free. You can make a cup of coffee. You can have a ginger tea cup. Or you just can have only coca. Sitting in the pantry, we can see the whole view of Marina Bay, extreme beautiful. When I feel stress, I like to go here, sitting in the smooth sofa, drink some Indian tea and look out at the Marina Bay, skycap building far away....

In the visitor area, we can find some drop-in room for temporary working. That's a small room, enough for one person to sit and work. There is a table, a chair, a light, a telephone, electric power slots and internet slot also. In here, you can call for the conference meeting, check email, or what ever you want. I prefer to go here than to sit in the working desk. In here, I have a personal feeling, confidence.

In Viet Nam, whenever I want to have a software, I used to run to Bui Thi Xuan and buy a pirated CD with only 8000 dong. In here, It's simpler. I just login to the server and download any Microsoft softwares and install with the right license. Whenever there is a beta version, I can try myself on my PC before it's published to the Internet...  

Tomorrow, I'm come back with the item number 2. What's people doing here?