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Microsoft is treading in dangerous waters

Operations Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
February 12, 2009
Redmond, Washington
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Pros

The benefits are outstanding, the pay is competitive, and the prestige behind the company name opens a lot of doors. It's a very exciting place to work, if you're on the right team, because of the unique mix of cutting-edge hardware and software.

Cons

They tend not to value anyone not producing code or selling it.

They need to understand how important it is to have a foundation underneath to produce and test their code.

They seem content to just outsource these positions, not knowing how much guidance these developers and testers need to manage their space effectively.

Advice to Management

Attempting to skimp and save by cutting back on the people who build and manage your infrastructure isn't a very wise business strategy.

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