Smart Colleagues, Toxic Politics
Smart Colleagues, Toxic Politics
You get to work with smart people on interesting problems. It is hard to get hired, and if you make it through the review process, that gives you a feeling of satisfaction.
Stack ranking means you are in a continuous cage match with your colleagues; it is a zero-sum game. Product decisions (or non-decisions) are based more on intramural politics than external market opportunities. There's also a tendency towards analysis paralysis.
The world has changed; adapt or join the fossils.
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Principal Software Development Engineer
It is tough but smooth overall. It takes a couple of hours to finish. At the end, I am really exhausted to answer any more questions. It is tough but smooth overall. It takes a couple of hours to finish. At the end, I am really exhausted to answer an
Principal Software Development Engineer
Applied online and got a call from HR (who was pretty professional and nice) and was scheduled for an interview in 2 days. I immediately had a feeling that the interviewer was absolutely not interested in either conducting the interview or had alrea
Principal Software Development Engineer
I submitted my resume through the Microsoft website. A recruiter called me after 2-3 weeks. It was an hour-long interview. We spoke about my resume and skillset. I never heard back. I emailed the recruiter after a week, but was ignored.
Principal Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2017It is tough but smooth overall. It takes a couple of hours to finish. At the end, I am really exhausted to answer any more questions. It is tough but smooth overall. It takes a couple of hours to finish. At the end, I am really exhausted to answer an
Principal Software Development Engineer
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2017Applied online and got a call from HR (who was pretty professional and nice) and was scheduled for an interview in 2 days. I immediately had a feeling that the interviewer was absolutely not interested in either conducting the interview or had alrea
Principal Software Development Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2016I submitted my resume through the Microsoft website. A recruiter called me after 2-3 weeks. It was an hour-long interview. We spoke about my resume and skillset. I never heard back. I emailed the recruiter after a week, but was ignored.
