Ultimately, Brenner decided not to pursue the job. It's a very strong culture. Too strong for me. It's a good thing Microsoft isn't in Texas, because they all would have been Branch Davidians. Microsoft hires young.
People come to work there often directly from school.
So you all work long hours together, wearing clothes that say Microsoft. By the time I was in my late twenties Microsoft was my whole identity. Making the break to leave was really hard. Scott Sandell, another former employee, felt the same sort of need to get out. It assimilates you or spits you out depending on whether you fit in.