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Microsoft Early Era Coder Benefits and Brothels
An anecdotal report claims that during the early 1980s in Bellevue, Microsoft maintained an open account with a local brothel to provide services for lonely coders. The segment describes the campus culture of the era, where employees had private offices and often slept on-site to continue working on software.
Multiple producers, including Whitey the Coder and Gregory Pearson, provided donations for de-douching and karma. Whitey the Coder contributed $500, a rare amount described as a "non-profit" level donation. Other requests included house-selling karma for an anonymous Australian donor and job-referral bonus sharing from Sir Joe of Delaware.
The hosts review a recruitment video for the United States Digital Service (USDS) featuring US CTO Megan Smith. They mock the "hipster" tone of the video and Smith's use of jargon like "scrubbed in together" and "fabulous cross-functional teams," while noting her somewhat derogatory use of the term "coders."
