Reorgs will put you in the wrong team
Reorgs will put you in the wrong team
Good work-life balance, assuming your manager agrees :)
Microsoft has many reorgs where you will leave your team and be placed in another team. You will have no ability to choose your new team and not even know until the day of the reorg which is your new team. Switching teams is really hard; most times it will require an entire interview loop.
Given the number of reorgs and the many random team reassignments, it is very likely that if you stay long enough you will end up in a bad team for you.
So, do you feel lucky?
When doing a reorg, the affected people should have input into which new teams they join.
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