Despite the skates, Michael says he commutes via bike
It’s my final day of working from Microsoft’s South Lake Union office, and after drooling over the commute and familiarizing myself with the building and neighborhood, I figured it was time to ogle my coworkers who get to call 320 Westlake home base.
And so I give to you five mini-Microspotting profiles, with just a few hard-hitting investigative questions. If these tales of 5 minute walking commutes and lakeside lunches make you jealous, remember the South Lake Union office totally has open jobs!
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Getting to know 320 Westlake
For those just joining me, let’s get up to speed here: I’m on assignment this week, working from Microsoft’s South Lake Union office in Seattle. I’m being all jealous because the teams here are totally hiring, but I love my job in Redmond.
Yesterday I wrote about my amazing 10 minute non-520 in-city commute (!!!) and today I’m sniffing around the building to get a feel for what the space is like.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so get yourself ready for lots of ‘em…
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So, I’m doing something a little different this week. Normally I keep Microspotting focused on the sexy geeks of Microsoft, but this week I’m obsessing over Microsoft’s South Lake Union office — the new, totally non-Redmond, totally Seattle home of a growing development team. I’m going to work here for the week, and tell you how it goes.
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Amir: former Technical Director of Farts & Explosions for South Park; current UX designer for MSN.
The geek in question: Amir Bahadori
The job title: UX Designer II
What are you working on right now?
My team works with Fortune 500 companies to create entertainment experiences that we promote on the MSN homepage. We just did a website for LeBron James from the Cleveland Cavaliers — it was this 3D book that opened up and had articles and content about his life.
Essentially every project is its own universe. We take from our services and create an experience that people can come in and play with and spend some time with the brand, so there’s a bit of brand lift.
Ha! You said “brand lift.”
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Temporary workspace in Seattle offers relief from an ugly drive to Redmond. Reserve a space, shorten your commute, and preserve your sanity.
By Steve Birge
May 2, 2008
Crossing the dreaded Lake Washington bridges to get to work in Redmond is a lot less painful if you stay in Seattle.
For many Seattle residents, the new Worklink Touchdown space in the Westlake/Terry building in downtown Seattle is a welcome relief. The new space opened April 14. It offers loads of airy temporary desk space, meeting rooms and collaboration areas, and enclosed phone/Live Meeting rooms. It’s located just downstairs from existing Microsoft offices in Seattle.
About 150 spaces are available for FTEs to reserve for up to five consecutive work days. The bright, collegial space is not meant to replace assigned offices, but rather to offer a workplace for the convenience of employees in Seattle, said Cindy Quitasol, development manager for Americas Real Estate.
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