Not that big company. I'm talking about Microsoft. Gretchen, a recruiter at Microsoft, blogged about the difficulties of finding and attracting talented developers in today's climate. She has me convinced recruiting is a tough job. It's very interesting that hiring managers think they can do her job better than she can. That's a common complaint from developers too.
Joel's response to Gretchen is also worth reading. Joel is head of a small company so he has an obvious axe to grind. He can't understand why anyone would want to work for a big company. Still, I got a kick out of some of the pages Joel links to -- for example, this microserf's ode to his office guest chair. He has somehow escaped the big company Furniture Police. Who will have the last laugh?
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It's worth reading Robert Scoble's response to Joel as well.
For what it's worth, the Furniture Police exist at that other big company as well. Please don't tell them that I have more than one guest chair in my office. ;-)
Thanks for the link, Bob.
Joel's attack on Microsoft was definitely self-serving. Big companies are not for everyone, but there are lots of good reasons to stick with a big company. Scoble does a good job explaining why Microsoft can be a great place to work.
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