I left Microsoft — here are my takeaways from the whole experience… in GIFs!

Andre Camillo, CISSP
CloudnSec
Published in
5 min readJul 11, 2024

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Never been to Redmond, a default after the pandemic.

I officially left microsoft on the 4th of July 2024 — Independence Day in the US, if you’re keeping track of that…

I SIGNED THE PAPERS on December 2021, so I worked there for 2 and half years and here’s my career experience in the Security business — grab your snacks and reflect 👇

The Good

🫂 People

Awesome.

The best part of being part of a large organization like this is the people you meet along the way (it’s also a NEGATIVE part, but I prefer to ignore this).

I met awesome people in my tenure at Microsoft such as MVPs, Customers, Partners, coworkers which are all amazing, taught me so much and that are on top of their game everyday.

People who help others and focus on community — all of which I strive to do myself. And I believe this is the highlight of my time at Microsoft.

A caveat I can make is how corporate enviornment can also bring the worst in those who are greedy and selfish, but hey all kinds of people, right?! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Andre Camillo, CISSP
CloudnSec

Cloud, AI and Cyber Security tech, Career, Growth Mindset. Find my Discord &more: https://linktr.ee/acamillo . Architect @Crowdstrike. Opinions are mine!