I do believe that at Microsoft in general good work is rewarded, and I have seen it many times here.

Microsoft loves Linux.

I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work.

Microsoft has no SQL Server developers. We have only Azure developers.

I think the combination of graduate education in a field like Computer Science and the opportunity to apply this in a work environment like Microsoft is what drove me. The impact these opportunities create can lead to work that has broad, worldwide impact.

Believe me, my journey has not been a simple journey of progress. There have been many ups and downs, and it is the choices that I made at each of those times that have helped shape what I have achieved.