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Too much politics and toxic culture

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 6 years
January 28, 2025
Seattle, Washington
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Competitive pay
  • Benefits
Cons
  • Too much power in the hands of managers.
  • Too much politics; the whole organization is based upon bureaucracy.
  • No value for innovation and worst engineering standards.
Advice to Management

Believe in your engineers and not in managers who can get rid of good engineers whenever they can.

Take away too much power from managers and promote high standards of engineering.

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