Used to be "Best Company to Work For." Not anymore. Now #86 in 2014. Sad, sad, sad
Used to be "Best Company to Work For." Not anymore. Now #86 in 2014. Sad, sad, sad
Benefits such as medical, vision, and dental are still better than industry.
Bonuses and stock options are also still better.
Microsoft management does not have an ounce of moral fiber. Instead of letting people go as RIFs, they are putting them through the psychological beat down and humiliation of being "Managed Out" so they don't have to pay any severance package.
They are slowly working their way down the list, and I'll be very surprised if they're not #100 by the end of 2015.
Management and HR need to treat people as human beings. They've become as bad or worse than all the other major corporations. The bigger they are, the greedier they get at the top, and the working-class employee keeps getting trampled on.
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Irving, Texas, United StatesApril 1, 2014I was contacted by a recruiter who conducted a phone screening right then and there. I then had a second phone interview with a team member. After that, I moved on to an on-site interview. This lasted for about 3 hours.
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Israel, Texas, United StatesFebruary 25, 2026I applied through an employee referral. - Two simple, medium LeetCode questions. - HTML, CSS knowledge. - Design question to check understanding of microservices. - OOP to describe classes, functions, and vars.
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Texas City, Texas, United StatesJanuary 10, 2026I applied through another source. I loved the interview even though I got rejected. It was polite. I really loved it, but the thing is I was underqualified, so I got rejected as soon as the interview ended.
