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Great company, absolute industry juggernaut

Senior Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
July 1, 2010
Redmond, Washington
4.0
RecommendsDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Microsoft, as a company, has a lot of respect for its employees. Microsoft invests long-term in a problem space and aggressively pursues its competitors, often winning by constantly pushing forward and surpassing the competition when the competition starts to make mistakes.

Cons

The political nature of a large juggernaut like Microsoft can lead to high levels of frustration for someone used to working on small teams and pivoting quickly. The business is set to compete long term and is not particularly innovative. Lots of innovation happens at Microsoft, but Microsoft is rarely the first to productize that innovation.

Advice to Management

Keep on keeping on.

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