The loneliest, most miserable job I've ever had
The loneliest, most miserable job I've ever had
Good brand for the CV. Very well resourced. Excellent product documentation. Good exposure to future products and technologies. Good support for developers.
Poorly thought-out, over-engineered products. Proprietary technology. Closed (Microsoft-only) mind-set (despite claims to the contrary). Low barriers to entry, high barriers to exit. Bloated, self-serving middle-management. Apparent annual routine cull of 10% of the workforce.
I know you're wedded to your comfortable salaries, etc., and you have to protect that by bullying your direct reports. But know that the machine could turn on you too, and most of you are unemployable outside a Microsoft environment. So a bit of humanity towards the people who justify your positions would go a long way.
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Interviewed with three different people (two managers and one engineer) one by one on the same day using MS Teams. Each interview was about an hour. All of them were behavioral interviews. I was given time to ask questions at the end of each intervie
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The standard interview process consists of a short phone screen with the recruiter, followed by a panel interview a week later. It includes a few technical questions along with a few behavioral questions.
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First introductory interview passed, second technical interview passed. Third and final interview with managers: never received feedback despite continuous requests. Truly negative global EMEA HR experience: they don't update you on anything and give
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JapanFebruary 27, 2025Interviewed with three different people (two managers and one engineer) one by one on the same day using MS Teams. Each interview was about an hour. All of them were behavioral interviews. I was given time to ask questions at the end of each intervie
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United StatesMay 29, 2022The standard interview process consists of a short phone screen with the recruiter, followed by a panel interview a week later. It includes a few technical questions along with a few behavioral questions.
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ItalyMay 1, 2022First introductory interview passed, second technical interview passed. Third and final interview with managers: never received feedback despite continuous requests. Truly negative global EMEA HR experience: they don't update you on anything and give
