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Still Great to Work At

Lead Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 6 years
November 2, 2013
Redmond, Washington
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Microsoft still has one of the best benefits packages out there. There are still a ton of really smart and passionate people here.

Cons

The company has been stagnant for more than a decade now. The culture, environment, and pay are all starting to lag behind the top companies in the tech industry.

Advice to Management

Start reforming the culture by redoing the entire review experience. Start paying people top wages. Forget the 80 percentile because Microsoft is no longer the software company to work for, so people are evaluating their benefits package a lot more closely. If anything, MS needs to pay more than companies like GOOG/FB to get the best people.

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