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Senior Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 20 years
September 9, 2012
Redmond, Washington
3.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good brand and worldwide.

Diverse in products and people.

Good benefits.

Good place to learn new technologies.

Good career plan.

Cons

Too many office politics (not in all teams, but the majority) and the performance review system is screwed.

The company is too big, so you feel your work may not really have a big implication.

Base salary is considered below many other tech companies.

Awkward company stock price, so don't expect much from this.

Advice to Management

Please come up with a better way to reduce the flaws in the performance review system. There are many good people leaving the company because of that, and some cunning employees who are good at the political game mostly will stay forever and spread the bad culture.

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