Memory Lane: two excellent articles by Samatha M Shapiro about the 'permatemps' at Microsoft... 14 years ago

 The Temp's rights was published in February 1999 and Temporary Victory in May 1999, both in The Stranger. Samantha Shapiro is now a contributing writer with the New York Times and many other magazines. 14 years later, the Microsoft's temps are back to square 1.

The Vizcaino victory appears to have been quite temporary.