The Crooked and the Straight

Today was my last day at Microsoft. I decided to leave to do other things. It was a bittersweet ending, but it was the right decision to leave.

This is the email that I sent to my friends and coworkers when I announced I would be leaving:

My last three years at Microsoft have been tumultuous, challenging, and rewarding. It has been my pleasure work with all of you--I am enriched by your creativity, your intellectual curiosity, and your camaraderie. Now I’ve decided that it is time for me to find new adventures and new challenges. My last day of work will be Wednesday, May 4th. For those who wish to reach me after that date, you may do so at joe@headblender.com. You have been my teachers and mentors; I will miss you and I hope to hear from you again.

"One day as Manjusri stood outside the gate, the Buddha called to him, 'Manjusri, Manjusri, why do you not enter?' Manjusri replied, 'I do not see myself as outside. Why enter?'"

I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors, be they in the realm of atoms or of bits.

Take care,
--Joe

I feel like I should write more about it. Maybe later.