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Great company (but I'm in a bad division)

Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 1 year
July 6, 2014
Hyderābād, Telangana
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  1. Great work-life balance, except for a few teams/divisions.
  2. Pay is relatively good.
  3. The campus is pretty awesome compared to other companies.
  4. There are playgrounds for outdoor games.
Cons
  1. Slow growth rate.
  2. Manager's monopoly in some teams.
  3. There are some teams that ask you to work like a startup (and they don't work like startups).
  4. Learning opportunities are very low if you are not in a good team.
Advice to Management

Since Microsoft is not a startup, don't expect everyone to work on weekends.

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