Politics, Horrible review system, Living off Windows+Office cash cows, Low on innovation
Politics, Horrible review system, Living off Windows+Office cash cows, Low on innovation
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GMs treat their teams as personal fiefdoms.
Senior leaders lack vision beyond immediate line-of-business profitability.
Attitude of "don't-rock-the-boat" and "don't-take-risks."
Nasty politics: "Toot your horn, pull others down" to get ahead.
Come up with a "group-win-win" reward system. Pay-for-performance breeds nasty politics.
Solicit anonymous feedback on product ideas. You'd be surprised.
It is OK to use competitors' products (um, phones, tablets) and learn how to design products to WOW customers.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 1, 2018I received a DM on LinkedIn from a Microsoft recruiter who was impressed with my profile and asked me to apply for Microsoft's SWE/PM internship. I applied and messaged her back to let her know I had applied online. Four days later, I received an on-
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 18, 2013On my third attempt to get hired at MS, I spent a day and a half in 1-hour interviews. I was being considered by two groups simultaneously, which was massively grueling. There were lots of the usual MS-type questions to solve, involving logic or co
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2022It was nice. I was asked questions about my previous work experience and some problem-solving tasks. It happened online, so it was a bit stressful. It was not very long, I would say around half an hour, and there were two people interviewing me.
