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International Project Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 20 years
November 17, 2014
Redmond, Washington
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Pros

A lot of talent and smart people, literally. You can always find someone who knows what you need, although it requires some experience to navigate. You can also find the best team you have dreamed of if you are in the right group. And for sure, Microsoft still has great benefits and perks.

Cons

Lots of differences between groups make it hard to really tell what Microsoft is. Besides, all that Microsoft made great is in transition. More and more, the pitfall for success is that knowledge is no longer retained because talent is moving or leaving. While Microsoft is reforming itself in big strides, the management quality in many teams is decreasing and putting way more pressure onto the staff, while Agile Development not always helps to engineer the greatest solutions.

Advice to Management

Watch out that Agile Development and speed is not everything, and try to keep the great talent.

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