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Handled layoffs respectfully

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 1 year
January 22, 2024
4.0
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Pros

I only worked at Microsoft for about 8 months after my company was acquired by them, but had a positive experience overall.

A lot of nice benefits, good pay, and opportunities if you're able to find the right role for yourself.

My position was eventually eliminated and I was laid off, but was given 3 months of severance pay and felt that Microsoft handled the process with dignity. Obviously nobody wants to get that call, but it ended up being a good catalyst for my career and having the 3 months of full salary/benefits to take a break and job search was really nice.

Cons

As with other large corporations, there's a lot of bureaucracy and rigid process. It's hard for me to comment much further due to my short stint and unique situation with the corporate transition, as noted above. They also were going to have us give up our MacBooks, which is hardly a surprise given that it's Microsoft. However, that was very unpopular with most of the engineers coming into the organization.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
4.0

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