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Politics Trumped Work-life Balance

Senior Backend Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
January 18, 2021
Munich, Bavaria
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Competitive compensation
  • Okay work-life balance
Cons
  • Plenty of office politics and consistent backstabbing in middle/upper management levels.
  • Growing diversity, but little room for growth if you're not a cis, white male permanent employee. Especially if you're a woman, expect your career to stagnate and to leave the company at the same seniority level that you were initially hired for.
Advice to Management

Allow women to play a role in the management level.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
2.0

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