I'm not sure what is more cringeworthy, the email itself or the fact that this became controversial enough to warrant a response from Microsoft [1]. People on the Internet will express discontent over anything and everything.<p>[1] <a href="http://gizmodo.com/microsoft-wants-bae-interns-to-get-lit-at-its-beer-pong-1783200089?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow" rel="nofollow">http://gizmodo.com/microsoft-wants-bae-interns-to-get-lit-at...</a>
This response chain seems much more interesting
<a href="https://twitter.com/savantdotwtf/status/750781065518731264" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/savantdotwtf/status/750781065518731264</a>
"But if they do show up, perhaps they can be put to work programming Skype Translator to produce a less cringy version of how kids today speak"<p>Cring(e)y is an example of how 'kids' today speak. For whatever reason this portmanteau is now being used more frequently than cringeworthy.<p><a href="https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=cringy%2C%20cringey%2C%20cringeworthy" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=cringy%2C%20cringey%...</a>
might go without saying, but: do NOT get sloshed at events like this, even if you see other people doing it. you're trying to get a job, so keep your wits about you.
More than likely a third party advertiser hired to attract young people as prospective interns.<p>Looks like they will probably be effective, only thing they didn't promise was strippers.
Misaligned incentives combined with poor oversight/training?<p>I can't imagine this is actually a recruiting pitch that's enshrined in company policy.