Jillian Venters - A Goth inside the Deathstar

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Jillian Venters is a technical editor for ASP.NET within the developer division, editing documentation for Visual Web Developer to ensure all text and copy is clear and concise.  With a diverse background in games and music engineering, Jillian is another fantastic example of how you can have a happy and successful career at Microsoft without being a hard-core programmer or developer.  But, even more interesting (at least for Ritzy) is that Jillian is a full-fledged Goth.  What’s a Goth, you ask?  Goth has roots back to the 1700’s, the current incarnation is an off-shoot of the punk and new wave movement that includes influences from Victorian mourning clothing, so good they’re bad horror movies, Dracula and more.  Guess what else?  Goths aren’t just disgruntled teens trying to upset mom and dad!  Lots of adults are Goths (there’s a formal group of them at Microsoft), and as Jillian describes one of the best ways to think about Goth is that it is an aesthetic preference which finds beauty in unconventional things.    Wanna know more?  Check out her etiquette and advice blog site, Gothic Charm School.  Not only that, but Jillian is writing a book coming out next year on the Goth movement! (Good gig for an editor, eh?  It should be well written.)  It takes all types, and Microsoft proudly accepts them all.  Enjoy!