Microsoft Employee Fired After 33 Years At Company. He Has This To Say

A man who worked astatine Microsoft for complete 3 decades recovered himself abruptly terminated from his position successful February. His occupation elimination came arsenic a consequence of Human Resources (HR) adopting nan hub and said exemplary for Learning and Development (L&D)  - a strategy he had fervently advocated for. Now, months aft losing his job, Jeff Bogdan, who was nan Director of Learning and Development (L&D) astatine Microsoft Windows, took to LinkedIn to stock his "incredible" acquisition astatine nan tech giant.  

"My 33-year tally pinch nan awesome Microsoft travel to a adjacent successful February, erstwhile my occupation was eliminated. I spent nan past 2 weeks astatine Microsoft trying to opportunity a 'proper goodbye' to my tremendous 2nd family. I past spent nan 2 weeks that followed successful Chelan, half nan clip pinch family and half nan clip successful solo reflection," Mr Bogdan wrote successful his post. 

Mr Bogdan said that his full profession astatine Microsoft has been an "incredible ride". But he said that nan biggest payoff for him came successful nan past 2 years erstwhile he sounded and landed an L&D domiciled successful Windows. 

"My premise was that, aft successfully spreading a "learn-it-all" mindset passim nan org, it was clip to dispersed a "teach-it-all" mindset to travel this. I focused connected organizing nan learning investments for a 2,000-person org, and past worked to align that pinch learning & improvement offerings from our genitor orgs and from cardinal HR," he wrote. 

Further, Mr Bogdan revealed that his occupation elimination was nan consequence of HR adopting nan hub and said exemplary for L&D that he was pitching. "Sadly, erstwhile my section already had their L&D squad successful place, location wasn't a spot astatine nan array for me," he continued. 

"After abundant reflection, I person concluded that I americium obscurity adjacent to nan "R word". There is still truthful overmuch that I want to contribute. So now originates nan travel of uncovering my 2nd career," he added. 

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Mr Bogdan shared nan station conscionable a fewer days back. Since then, it has amassed much than 2,800 reactions and respective comments. 

"Microsoft decidedly did thing incorrect to fto personification arsenic astonishing arsenic you go. You person been an inspiration and a awesome mentor. You'll beryllium a tremendous summation to immoderate spot that is fortunate capable to person you, and I can't hold to spot what shenanigans you're up to next!" wrote 1 user. 

"Best of luck successful your adjacent group of endeavours. My position pinch Microsoft was eliminated aft 20 years and 7 months; I miss being location and will ever deliberation of it arsenic my master home," commented another. 

"I tin ideate that this has been a bittersweet experience. I americium judge aft that agelong pinch a institution you whitethorn consciousness a spot mislaid and overwhelmed. I americium sending you tons bully thoughts and I cognize your adjacent escapade will beryllium great. Being unfastened to spot what happens and what's retired location is nan champion cognition you tin have. Sometimes we extremity up successful nan correct spot conscionable by not being excessively group connected thing circumstantial and conscionable going pinch our gut feelings and trying thing caller and possibly uncomfortable" expressed another.