Big, stable company
Big, stable company
Microsoft is a good place to work if you like stability. The salaries are decent, and the perks are good (as opposed to amazing). Great work is being done in pockets of the company. Good work can be found in lots of other parts of the company. It's a reasonable place to work during a recession.
The average age of people working at Microsoft is 35. This number is growing higher every year.
There are many Microsoft couples. This phenomenon brings with it a certain level of risk averseness. Also, the sheer number of employees attracts a level of bureaucracy that may make it difficult to get things done.
Lots of poor/misguided middle management. The same goes for upper management.
It is a company that is in adolescence. It's a large, stable ship that has trouble coming to terms with the fact that it has become a typical, large company with all its advantages and standard issues.
Create ways to try out new ideas easily. Allow fast failure.
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There were many interviewers, each providing a few coding questions. They were not too easy, nor too difficult. It was very fair, and the interviewers were fun to talk with.
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The interview was filled with lots of programming questions. It was not nearly as challenging as Google's, which ultimately led me to the conclusion that I didn't want to work there. The folks who interviewed me were pretty friendly, though.
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I was tagged by recruiting at a school career day expo (though I wasn't a student at the time, just attending). I was called about two weeks later and, since I was local, was brought in for an all-day interview. It started late morning. I visited e
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2021There were many interviewers, each providing a few coding questions. They were not too easy, nor too difficult. It was very fair, and the interviewers were fun to talk with.
Software Design Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2015The interview was filled with lots of programming questions. It was not nearly as challenging as Google's, which ultimately led me to the conclusion that I didn't want to work there. The folks who interviewed me were pretty friendly, though.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 14, 2012I was tagged by recruiting at a school career day expo (though I wasn't a student at the time, just attending). I was called about two weeks later and, since I was local, was brought in for an all-day interview. It started late morning. I visited e
