Bad news, Microsoft
Bad news, Microsoft
Nice benefits package. You can expect average payment if you perform average work. If you can find the "right group", if such exists, you can grow in the company.
Too political a place. Everything has to make everybody happy, which makes things not work after all. Usually, you get stuck with lousy explanations on why you can't get a raise, a promotion, or a bonus. Most of the time, the managers are "with their hands tied" to get you the rewards.
Reward the people that actually think about the solutions and try to make things right. Do not praise the person with the best fluffy speech only. Spread the money a little bit more. Getting 500K+ to partners and drying up the "ants" will make the anthill die in the long run.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2025Immediately, I was unable to reschedule and was forced to do the interview at their preferred time, even though it was very inconvenient for me. The first interview, the interviewer sabotaged me by not letting me solve the LeetCode question that req
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 18, 2024Aptitude matters. Coding matters. Clean coding matters. Approach, more than answer, matters. Sometimes, the problem might just be puzzles. And more than solving, how you think about the solution matters more.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesSeptember 29, 2024Very disappointed. One interviewer was from a different team (replacing another interviewer) and continued to ask questions on topics that were not very related to the position and that I am not familiar with.
