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Great Learning, Bad Politics

Software Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 4 years
October 31, 2015
Mountain View, California
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

If you are lucky and land up in a good team with a good manager, you can do really well. Lots of learning opportunities are available.

Cons

A lot of politics and no transparency, even from immediate managers. There's no choice in selecting work that you want to do. You can get stuck in a bad team and suffer for a long time. There is more emphasis on task completion than quality. Meeting deadlines is more important, no matter how many regressions you introduce.

Advice to Management

Respect and trust the people that work for you. Be transparent and provide equal opportunities for growth to everybody.

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