Siren and Microsoft

[siren]

The other Mod's and Admin's have known this for a while now. Figured it was about time I update everyone else here.

I am no longer an employee of Microsoft. As of a couple of weeks ago I had submitted my resignation and started work at another company.

What does this mean to everyone here?

My knowledge concerning the Xbox Project and Xenon projects is still here. My knowledge of the Console Gaming industry at large does not vanish. I will still be able to comment like I always have and still have my same resources for information concerning the industry.

Does this mean I can talk more freely?

Not even close. I am still under a non-disclosure agreement. As such, I am not going to disclose anything that is not already public available. In some cases, I still may not comment as it has not been confirmed or denide by Microsoft.

Who do work for now?

I will not disclose my new employer. Why? This would in part help to reveal my identity. This is something I do not wish to do. This would also potentially cause my new employer headaches as people may unduely spam them due to me. Thus causing my extra headaches and potential job difficulties.

Did I go to Sony?

Nope. Nor did I go to work for Nintendo (though I almost too a job with them).

What did I do at Microsoft?

Still not going to say, see my answer to who I work for now.

[oxygenuk]

right, and why tell us this if your not gonjna disclose any info that we really want?

[siren]

Because it is only fair to those that frequent this forum. It was publically known that I worked for Microsoft. Now it is known that I no longer do.

[cyrusmg]

Well congrats on the new job sounds like it was a step up from the tone of your message. Be fruitfull and multiply.

[gaming ultima]

if you were a run of the mill low down employee then telling us who you work for now wouldn’t give your identity away really, unless there were some people obsessed with finding out who you are. which means he has to be at least half the way up the ladder

[MiThRaZoR]

Don't worry Siren, we're not stalkers.

Have fun in your new job, and by the way, you don't ever ask a man anything about what and where he works. Just like not asking a woman's age.

That's just a no-no.

[knowitman]

I thought I had heard you say you weren't probably going to work at Microsoft anymore. Well I'm glad that you have a new job. Hopefully you will like this one better and have more "fun" at it.

[The_One]

Well, I'm here to pay my respect (err... not really, it's not like this is a solemn occasion, is it?). Good luck on your new job buddy . And have fun (as everyone else have said).

Yeah, I'm not the most original guy on the forum, but hey, what can I do about it?

[SessDMC]

Hey siren Gud luck in your new job dude!
b.t.w (you dont have to answer this if you dont want to) but why did you resign from MS?

Any ways, best of luck, hope your Job is exciteing! any ways, as i said Good luck Friend!

[EyeShy]

Hey cool i never knew you worked at MS (reasonably new here) so your like the forum(no disrespect, if anything i respect you more) boffin . If this is a PS3 forum why on earth did you work for MS? Any way cool, have a great time at your new job hope its worth the job change, and keep up the good work your needed here so please dont leave this forum we would all be really sad

[Colonel Cortez]

Nice Siren, i guess working an M$ must have been fun, i personally dont like them, but they do make some first class software, i'm still too young to get a job like that, but thats the way i am heading.

[siren]

Microsoft was a great place to work. Just, like every large corporation, certain barriers start to appear. I can become harder and harder to do your job and it feels less and less like you are making an impact.

My new employer is smaller by several magnitudes.

To answer the question why I came to the PS3forums. Well, just like all of you, I like to chat about what I know and Love.

I have been a moderater at several forums including IGN and Gamespot. Overtime, I became sick and tired of all the aweful posting. Forums seem to bring out the worst in people.

When I found the PS3forums I was immediately shocked by the sheer quality of the posting. Morph and Blake impressed me beyond belief. So I dumped pretty much all other forums and came here.

That is why you will see me getting cranky when I see people posting like they do else where. We do not need "Another Gaming Forum". What we need and want is "A Great Gaming Forum". One where people are welcome to speak there mind, but do so in a considerate and mature fassion.

[Thegamingdwarf]

Hey i never knew you worked for M$, so thats why your the most knoledgeable person on the sight, well i am honoured to know you, or at least your username any way . Have a great time at your new job and i admire you for downsizing in your job, its always the best move when barriers start to form. I totally agree with you when you say that this forum is like no other, its mature and informative descussions and great friendly people and innovative upgrades. We are all glad that you chose this sight and thank you for your knoledge. Keep up the good work Siren

[Seb]

What we need and want is "A Great Gaming Forum". One where people are welcome to speak there mind, but do so in a considerate and mature fassion.

That's exactly what Rebon and I have been trying to create. I don't ever want to see this place turn into a forum full of fan boys and ridiculous inane chatter. That's why we have gone to the lengths we have to make this forum as mature and interesting as possible. Hence the Skill Points, hence the strict moderating, hence the rules!

We were very careful when hiring moderators because they play such a huge role in the overall quality of the forum. At first, myself and Rebon could pretty much cope with it, but after about 500 users, we hired Blake, who did an amazing job and now more recently we had to expand the team even further to include PBM and Siren, both of which have done a great job at raising the level of debate and cleaning up the boards! So I would just like to say thanks very much to both of them for doing such a great job.

[Colonel Cortez]

ey Siren i know what ya mean, in forums people turn into others, i mean, a discussion abut a thing like a game can end up in a fight, childish.
And i used to post at IGN.

[Rebon]

That's exactly what Rebon and I have been trying to create. I don't ever want to see this place turn into a forum full of fan boys and ridiculous inane chatter. That's why we have gone to the lengths we have to make this forum as mature and interesting as possible. Hence the Skill Points, hence the strict moderating, hence the rules!

We were very careful when hiring moderators because they play such a huge role in the overall quality of the forum. At first, myself and Rebon could pretty much cope with it, but after about 500 users, we hired Blake, who did an amazing job and now more recently we had to expand the team even further to include PBM and Siren, both of which have done a great job at raising the level of debate and cleaning up the boards! So I would just like to say thanks very much to both of them for doing such a great job.

Here here!

[dumbxbox2]

Just like M$, I just can't trust them anymore. The people who does are fools.
What are you doing now pumping gas for a living? It would better not talk about so much about your personal life you know. It just that timeline that when world not nice place anymore.

The funny part that siren maybe tricking us.

[MiThRaZoR]

When I found the PS3forums I was immediately shocked by the sheer quality of the posting. Morph and Blake impressed me beyond belief. So I dumped pretty much all other forums and came here.

That's because we chase them away before they they could post. Lol, you'll see it happen sometimes if they keep up the fanboyism.

I personally changed because you all didn't like fanboyism like I was along time ago. Now I just keep my stuff to myself. Or I make it so that it doesn't sound as a speech of a fanboy.

I do agree though this is a great forum.

[Blake]

Just like M$, I just can't trust them anymore. The people who does are fools.
What are you doing now pumping gas for a living? It would better not talk about so much about your personal life you know. It just that timeline that when world not nice place anymore.

The funny part that siren maybe tricking us.

Tell us how you really feel.

[Gnome]

Microsoft was a great place to work. Just, like every large corporation, certain barriers start to appear. I can become harder and harder to do your job and it feels less and less like you are making an impact.

My new employer is smaller by several magnitudes.

To answer the question why I came to the PS3forums. Well, just like all of you, I like to chat about what I know and Love.

I have been a moderater at several forums including IGN and Gamespot. Overtime, I became sick and tired of all the aweful posting. Forums seem to bring out the worst in people.

When I found the PS3forums I was immediately shocked by the sheer quality of the posting. Morph and Blake impressed me beyond belief. So I dumped pretty much all other forums and came here.

That is why you will see me getting cranky when I see people posting like they do else where. We do not need "Another Gaming Forum". What we need and want is "A Great Gaming Forum". One where people are welcome to speak there mind, but do so in a considerate and mature fassion.

Ahh, yes, good ol IGN, I think the Vestibule there spells out how the rest of the boards are like, disrespect, childish name-calling, flaming, and unconstructive arguements.

[SessDMC]

One where people are welcome to speak there mind, but do so in a considerate and mature fassion.

Hmm, sounds like something Morph would say in the matrix, see am good a relateing things hehehe.

[Epsilon-Zero]

Hmm sorry about your job Siren. Wish it could of worked out better for you. Its not fun going job to job and its worse when you think you found a sweet job at a major corporation.

Oh well good luck at your new job and maybe someday you can tell us what that insider info was

[siren]

Sorry about the job? It was a sweet job at a major corporation. If it wasn't for the experience I gained at Microsoft, I would not be even 1/4th the person that my resume says I am.

It just that I made a decision when I first got hired at MS. There is only so long that someone should work at one job. I wanted to be there for about 5 years. At one point I reconsidered and thought I might be there for about 20 years, but that went out the door when MS in part stopped pumping out Millionaires and cutting back on benefits. The final straw that broke the camels back was when I realized that I worked on a product that would be in the hands of 10's of Millions of people, and I was not able to say that what I did for it was more than anyone else could have done, given enough time.

Working at a small company is a lot different and at least for my style of work and personality, a lot better. You never hold just one job in a small company. You never are just this or just that. Jobs are more vague and everyone is expected to help make the product what it is. Everyone is a designer. Everyone is a developer. Everyone is a Product Manager. Everyone is a Tester. Everyone is Marketing.

[The_One]

Working at a small company is a lot different and at least for my style of work and personality, a lot better. You never hold just one job in a small company. You never are just this or just that. Jobs are more vague and everyone is expected to help make the product what it is. Everyone is a designer. Everyone is a developer. Everyone is a Product Manager. Everyone is a Tester. Everyone is Marketing.

THAT, I agree whole heartedly with .

[SessDMC]

Im so Jelouse of Siren right now

He get it all, NO FAIR I WANT A LIFE IN THE INDUSTRY TOO!