For those who haven't heard of mini before, this site was like Blind but only for Microsoft 20 years ago.

The blogger was anonymous but claimed to be a partner, which is a high level at Microsoft. He openly criticized aspects of the culture and company's direction. Notably he thought the company had gotten too big and needed to have fewer employees (hence the mini Microsoft moniker).

Employees would share salaries, bonuses, and raises every year after reviews in a giant thread of anonymous comments.