Fortress of Solitude

Current Mood: Happy

Today was my last day at Microsoft. I cannot believe this 12 week long internship has already come to an end. Feels like just yesterday I was being handed a pink cup cake in front of the NEO group. Time really does fly by. I have mixed feelings about Microsoft and the entire experience; although, I guess every place is going to have its ups and downs. Overall, I really enjoyed my time here and learned a great deal from my mentor, boss, coworkers, and all the obstacles I faced. In my time here, I wrote some 19 or 20 test cases, all of which were automated. I successfully tested four major components of the v1 release, participated in 3 bug bashes, and kicked ass in solving deployment or BVT issues. I think when I first started I was so scared because I didn’t know how things worked. If there was an unidentifiable problem, how in the world would I ever be able to solve it. I think after working here for 12 weeks, I was able to recognize certain patterns in the behavior of the software to better solve the problems. This skill set I developed during my internship will help me throughout life, no matter what careers I pursue.

I met a great group of people, despite having lived so far from campus in a rather secluded apartment complex. Some of the interns I met were just terrific people and really got along well with me. I enjoyed our lunches and our weekly excursions for food in far off places.

Early this morning I had a meeting with an HR representative from Microsoft. I’m proud to say that I have been offered a full time position with Microsoft for the following year. This is a really big achievement and I am honestly very lucky that I can say I have something to at least fall back on once I graduate. Not many people have job offers waiting for them once they’re done so I thank my stars.

Overall this internship was a maturing experience, but my flight back to reality is tomorrow morning. And I’m really glad to be returning home.