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Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 1 year
March 1, 2022
Bucharest, Bucharest
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Their stock program is interesting.

Cons

Really toxic environment.

The HR lies during the screening, and the offer is misleading. Also, the HR's only role seems to be to bring people in and to obey the management.

The managers take revenge on employees that don't do things how they imagine they should (and without telling them what they expect), and they make a show out of it.

It is full of meetings after 18:00, even if officially they respect work-life balance and they actually make a case out of it in the recruitment process.

They mock the Romanian people for updating their hardware very rarely but provide obsolete hardware to new employees, blaming the chip shortage. They don't even clean it; it almost always is broken in some way, full of crumbs and fat.

They hire based on nepotism for leading positions.

They force people to work from home without providing any peripherals, office chairs, or anything else except the laptop and the charger.

Their perks program is a scam.

I've never seen anything like this before. I regret joining them.

Advice to Management

Recheck the offers. Do not say that the phone and laptop are benefits; you are required by law to provide them for what you ask from employees.

I understand that nepotism is a thing, but please check your future employees better.

Better train your HR. Tell them to check both sides of the story.

Just ignore the chip shortage. Order from web shops instead of giving those bad laptops. The productivity difference will cover the costs.

Treat remote employees better. Give them proper equipment. If you force them to work from home, cover the expenses.

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
2.0
Senior Management
1.0

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