Dynamics CRM Community Leader Jim Glass Departs Microsoft

Long time Microsoft employee and Microsoft Dynamics CRM community guru Jim Glass announced last week that he has left Microsoft.  Although the terms of the departure are unclear, it sounds like it was a sudden event.  From his farewell blog post:

After 20 years in the military and now 20 years at Microsoft, I am considering how to spend the next 20 years. It's been fun, exciting, and a growing experience here at Microsoft. My last day is Friday 7 October 2011. The company, people, and product groups have treated me very well. Ciao.

And from his twitter account: 

Certainly a quiet departure for a man who has made a career in recent years of engaging with the Dynamics CRM community and fostering the growth of Dynamics CRM MVPs, which are by far the largest group with over 50 currently.  His MSDN profile shows over 1,000 blog posts and 11,000 forum activities.  And he was an easy selection for our list of best Dynamics CRM blogs earlier this year.

Glass's Twitter account today suggests that his departure from Microsoft was more like a layoff and doesn't mark retirement of any sort.

Glass's departure has generated well wishes from various parts of the community. 

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