However, he felt that spending more time with his parents was the right choice. Because he enjoyed his work on Excel Copilot and working with his colleagues, shanmugam said that leaving Microsoft was a difficult decision.
He wrote, “I am deeply grateful to Microsoft for making it possible to even make such a tradeoff. And a huge thanks to everyone at Microsoft, past and present, who made my journey at Microsoft fun, exciting and fulfilling. One user commented, “That’s probably one of the best decisions you can take. Another user noted, “I don’t personally know you, brother, but your decision to prioritise your parents caught my attention, and you have my best wishes.
“Walking away from work you still enjoy can’t be easy, but having more time with your parents is a meaningful reason to start a new chapter,” added a third user. A fourth user commented, “You may not realise it right now, but this will be one of the very best things you have done in your life.”
