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Toxic politics and shift in culture

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 6 years
November 7, 2025
Bengaluru, Karnataka
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Brand name
  • Technically strong peers
Cons
  • Toxic politics around pulling down others' ratings to climb up the ladder.
  • Introduction of PIP led to a shift in work culture.
  • Useless leadership teams scrapped projects left and right. Almost 6 years of my efforts, along with hundreds of other engineers, were scrapped and phased out.
  • With the announcement of RTO, the company made it even worse.
  • Hikes in the range of 1-3% in India, even for good performers.
  • Lack of job security.
  • Company laying off despite stock performing very well.
  • No longer a great place to work.
Advice to Management

Please review the feedback from M1s and M2s. These M1s and M2s are the ones who manipulate the outcome of people's ratings so that they can get good ratings for their reportees, resulting in good ratings for themselves. Best example: Arjit Agarwal.

Additional Ratings

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

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