This morning.
Leopardstown, County Dublin
Microsoft announced the creation of 200 engineering roles as it unveiled a new €27m Engineering Hub, including an area called The Garage (above)…
…a space where Microsoft employees, as well as external partners such as customers, academics and students, will be encouraged to come to innovate, experiment and create, as well as fail.
As well as a large collaboration space, it also includes a maker space with cutting edge equipment like 3D printers, laser cutters and a milling machine.
Microsoft has ten other Garages in the US, Canada, Israel, India and China, but this is the first to be developed in Europe.
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Watching companies like Microsoft, Accenture, Deloitte trying to compete with start-ups for talent is fun. They are all bending over backwards to be cool like daddy dancers aching to be hip. More bean bags and swag please.
It’s funny – the turnover rate in those companies is extraordinary – just can’t hold on to staff.
Constant stream of engineers in and out.
So they’ll try their hardest to make the work environment seem ‘cool’ and ‘trendy’ – but when you overwork your engineering staff to that extent no amount of beanbags will keep them.
Great space to collaborate and brainstorm
And synergise.
Is Blue Sky Thinking still a thing…or is that only in the summer?
depends how many circles need squaring
“The Garáiste”… in ainm Dé!
Like the Steve’s and Sergei and Jeff and the ex!
Director of Awesome…. Groooooaaaaan