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Great People & Great Senior Management - Middle Management Not so Good

Application Development Manager
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 4 years
January 3, 2024
New York, New York
4.0
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Pros
  • Great benefits
  • Very collaborative environment
  • Great place to learn
  • High concentration of brilliant people
  • Strong senior leadership
Cons
  • Middle management is pretty awful.
  • Pay is not competitive with other big tech companies.
  • The structure often pits different groups against each other for the same opportunities.
  • Many of the performance criteria were misaligned with the "real world" work.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
5.0

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