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Great brand - bad management and career progression

Cloud Solution Architect
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 4 years
November 30, 2022
Reading, England
3.0
RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Brand value, work-life balance, and network of intelligent and interesting people. You can really get by doing the bare minimum as long as you brown-nose and present yourself well to management.

Cons

Management is poor, very cheap on training and expenses. There is not much benefit other than the brand. There is too much focus on revenue and less on technology. It's not a technical role; it's simply a glorified tech support and project manager. Your task is to ensure that customers spend money, and you will reach out to colleagues who can unblock technical areas. LOTS OF POLITICS, backstabbing, and brown-nosing.

Advice to Management

Hire more experienced and skilled managers who care more about technology and less about their own career progression.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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