Good work-life balance, but lower pay
Good work-life balance, but lower pay
- Good work-life balance if you aren't an on-call Azure employee.
- Great facilities on campus.
- Good mobility within the company.
- Some teams are much more demanding than others, for the same pay.
- I couldn't afford a house in Redmond even as a SWE2.
- "Unlimited" time off, which is a pro depending on how much your manager likes you.
- HR and the hiring process seem incompetent. They lose applications and referrals for no reason. You have to engage managers directly.
- Lower pay than similar roles at other companies.
Higher-ups need to take more accountability.
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