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Microsoft security group makes 'worst jobs' list

Slimy   on 26 June 2007 - 23:53 · 19 comments & 8233 views

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Popular Science magazine's 2007 list of the absolute worst jobs in science include whale-feces researchers, hazmat divers, and employees of Microsoft's Security Response Center. Popular Science has been compiling the list since 2003 and according to Michael Moyer, the magazine's executive editor, Microsoft's Security Response Center made the grade this year because the job is just so hard and thankless. "It's one of those classic jobs, which isn't gross or dangerous in any way, but the overwhelmingness of the task at hand makes it so daunting that only the most intrepid would venture there."

The MSRC ranked near the middle as the sixth-worst job in this year's list, published in the July issue of the magazine. The absolute worst job is the hazmat diver: "These are highly trained individuals who strap on scuba dear and dive into toxic sludge," Moyer explained. Microsoft's Mark Griesi, a program manager with the MSRC, says working at the response center "is one of the toughest jobs to have. But with tough challenges come great reward. The article does call out the dedication that the people in all of these jobs have, and I have never worked with a more dedicated group then the MSRC."

News source: InfoWorld

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(6 replies) #1 +theblazingangel on 27 Jun 2007 - 00:10
"highly trained individuals who strap on scuba dear"
#1.1 Croquant on 27 Jun 2007 - 00:37
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"highly trained individuals who strap on scuba dear"

Funniest typo ever!
#1.2 tbcarey on 27 Jun 2007 - 01:21
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"highly trained individuals who strap on scuba dear"


And the less obvious but more offensive misuse of 'then' instead of 'than' in the last sentence of the overview.
#1.3 whocares78 on 27 Jun 2007 - 01:40
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"highly trained individuals who strap on scuba dear"


And the less obvious but more offensive misuse of 'then' instead of 'than' in the last sentence of the overview.


go find an english language news site and bitch about people spellign bad there, another annoying thing is when people bitch about posters spelling and grammer, hello english is not everyones first language, get over it and stop bitching about it
#1.4 RAID 0 on 27 Jun 2007 - 01:59
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Quote - (tbcarey said @ #1.2)
Quote - (theblazingangel said @ #1)
"highly trained individuals who strap on scuba dear"


And the less obvious but more offensive misuse of 'then' instead of 'than' in the last sentence of the overview.


go find an english language news site and bitch about people spellign bad there, another annoying thing is when people bitch about posters spelling and grammer, hello english is not everyones first language, get over it and stop bitching about it


NO NO NO! The US invented the Net. You can't speak/read/write English.. get da falk off my intertubes!

/Not my fault if you can't read.. hayuck yuck.
#1.5 Should-have on 27 Jun 2007 - 11:41
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Quote - (tbcarey said @ #1.2)
Quote - (theblazingangel said @ #1)
"highly trained individuals who strap on scuba dear"


And the less obvious but more offensive misuse of 'then' instead of 'than' in the last sentence of the overview.


go find an english language news site and bitch about people spellign bad there, another annoying thing is when people bitch about posters spelling and grammer, hello english is not everyones first language, get over it and stop bitching about it


The irony.
#1.6 whocares78 on 28 Jun 2007 - 04:11
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Quote - (theblazingangel said @ #1)
"highly trained individuals who strap on scuba dear"


And the less obvious but more offensive misuse of 'then' instead of 'than' in the last sentence of the overview.


go find an english language news site and bitch about people spellign bad there, another annoying thing is when people bitch about posters spelling and grammer, hello english is not everyones first language, get over it and stop bitching about it


The irony.


it is not irony, i was the one saying whocares about all that crap not the one bitching about it
(5 replies) #2 billyea on 27 Jun 2007 - 00:14
and thank god there's people working there, or in any of those jobs
#2.1 mrmckeb on 27 Jun 2007 - 00:29
Thank god it's not me.
#2.2 EduardValencia on 27 Jun 2007 - 02:15
Yeah thank god it isn't you
#2.3 JiveMasterT on 27 Jun 2007 - 03:22
Thank god it isn't him.
#2.4 whocares78 on 27 Jun 2007 - 03:48
I wish it was him
#2.5 petroid on 27 Jun 2007 - 12:34
Priceless!
(1 reply) #3 Express on 27 Jun 2007 - 00:43
What the hell are they trying to find in the toxic sludge?
#3.1 Express on 27 Jun 2007 - 00:51
Just read the original article which has the details: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/02031...ccdrcrd/10.html

#4 aldrlandon on 27 Jun 2007 - 00:51
^ Good question! Hilarious that Microsoft is on there!
#5 jwjw1 on 27 Jun 2007 - 01:08
yeah...im sure the guys and gals in this department....aren't best of friends with the Software Writers.
(1 reply) #6 whocares78 on 27 Jun 2007 - 01:42
i woudl say MS level 1 helpdesk would suck more, in fact any level one help desk at all
#6.1 EduardValencia on 27 Jun 2007 - 02:17
Oh your're damn right!

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