“My 33 years with the wonderful Microsoft came to an end in February when my position was eliminated,” he wrote.
The post was shared on LinkedIn
Jeff Bogdan, a pillar in the ranks of Microsoft Windows as director of learning and development (L&D) for more than three decades, found himself abruptly fired from his position in February. The decision to relieve Bogdan of his role follows human resources (HR)’s adoption of the hub-and-spoke model for L&D, a strategy he had ardently championed. Bogdan used LinkedIn to share his experience.
“My 33-year career with the wonderful Microsoft ended in February when my position was eliminated. I’ve spent the last two weeks at Microsoft trying to say a “real goodbye” to my huge second family. I then spent the next two weeks in Chelan, half the time with family and the other half in solo reflection,” Bogdan wrote in his message.
He added: “My entire MS career has been an incredible journey. The three products I’m most proud of are Windows Phone, Zune, and Windows 95. But the biggest reward for me came in the last two years when I launched and landed an L&D Role in Windows. My principle was that after successfully spreading a “learn everything” mindset throughout the organization, it was time to spread a “learn everything” mindset to accompany this, I focused on organization of learning. investments for a 2,000 person organization, then we worked to align that with the training and development offerings of our parent organizations and central HR.
This post, since it was shared, has received nearly 3,000 likes and numerous comments.
One user wrote: “We still have people saying that you just need to do quality work and you will keep your job, even in these difficult times. Well, here we have someone who created Windows 95, but it still wasn’t enough. . What hope is there for the rest of us, then? On the bright side, I imagine you will return to your activities very quickly.
A second commented: “Microsoft definitely did something wrong by letting someone as great as you go. You have been an inspiration and a great mentor. You will be a wonderful addition to any place that has lucky to have you, and I can’t wait to see what shenanigans you get up to next!
“Good luck in your next endeavors. My position at Microsoft was eliminated after 20 years and seven months; I miss being there and will always consider it my professional home,” posted a third.
A fourth said: “Hey Jeff, sorry to hear about your time at MS ending; it was great working with you so many years ago! Hope you find life on the other side exciting; so many things are different from life on the other side the last time you looked for a job!
“My 33 years with the wonderful Microsoft came to an end in February when my position was eliminated,” he wrote.
The post was shared on LinkedIn
Jeff Bogdan, a pillar in the ranks of Microsoft Windows as director of learning and development (L&D) for more than three decades, found himself abruptly fired from his position in February. The decision to relieve Bogdan of his role follows human resources (HR)’s adoption of the hub-and-spoke model for L&D, a strategy he had ardently championed. Bogdan used LinkedIn to share his experience.
“My 33-year career with the wonderful Microsoft ended in February when my position was eliminated. I’ve spent the last two weeks at Microsoft trying to say a “real goodbye” to my huge second family. I then spent the next two weeks in Chelan, half the time with family and the other half in solo reflection,” Bogdan wrote in his message.
He added: “My entire MS career has been an incredible journey. The three products I’m most proud of are Windows Phone, Zune, and Windows 95. But the biggest reward for me came in the last two years when I launched and landed an L&D Role in Windows. My principle was that after successfully spreading a “learn everything” mindset throughout the organization, it was time to spread a “learn everything” mindset to accompany this, I focused on organization of learning. investments for a 2,000 person organization, then we worked to align that with the training and development offerings of our parent organizations and central HR.
This post, since it was shared, has received nearly 3,000 likes and numerous comments.
One user wrote: “We still have people saying that you just need to do quality work and you will keep your job, even in these difficult times. Well, here we have someone who created Windows 95, but it still wasn’t enough. . What hope is there for the rest of us, then? On the bright side, I imagine you will return to your activities very quickly.
A second commented: “Microsoft definitely did something wrong by letting someone as great as you go. You have been an inspiration and a great mentor. You will be a wonderful addition to any place that has lucky to have you, and I can’t wait to see what shenanigans you get up to next!
“Good luck in your next endeavors. My position at Microsoft was eliminated after 20 years and seven months; I miss being there and will always consider it my professional home,” posted a third.
A fourth said: “Hey Jeff, sorry to hear about your time at MS ending; it was great working with you so many years ago! Hope you find life on the other side exciting; so many things are different from life on the other side the last time you looked for a job!