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Microsoft turns a bus into a mobile office
How's this for a double-edged sword? Microsoft is providing free bus transportation to work for some of its employees in China. Hey, that's great! It saves money as well as the environment. The downside? The bus is full of workstations, meaning everyone it picks up gets to work that much longer every day.
I mean, this is all well and good if the commute time is counted as part of the eight-hour workday or whatever, but I doubt that's the case. Commuting is a precious time to zone out, listen to music, and fantasize about quitting your job and/or killing your boss. Don't take that away from us, Microsoft.
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By CoolProducts at 5:50 PM ON 11/07/08
You have to realize that the Chinese culture is different from ours, and this benefit may be greatly accepted by Microsoft employees. I think it is a great option to offer!
By Poxxhunter at 8:25 PM ON 11/07/08
Im sure this is something that would be more viable as disaster recovery. Google was trying to do something along these lines also I heard.
By John at 7:57 AM ON 11/10/08
@ POXXHUNTER:
I think you have hit on something there, one of the big challenges with Disaster Recovery is that no one wants to buy infrastructure that may never be used. With a bus like this you at least have a way to use it during non-disaster situations which make the costs a little less painfull.
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