Big, chaotic, monolithic engine..
Big, chaotic, monolithic engine..
Above average pay and benefits, but for some teams where the work sucks and/or it's too hectic, I don't think they are justified in the compensation they receive, for example, in my case.
Several (barring some exceptions) seniors or long-time Microsoft employees are very prejudiced and bigoted.
There's a starkly unconventional culture which most of them find difficulty adhering to, but almost 80-85% get jelled in pretty good. I personally don't prefer it, but that's my opinion.
The "let's do it in the next release" attitude generally prevails.
Local management is not reliable. Since the past 2+ years I have been here, there have been multiple churns: 5 manager changes and 3 team shifts. Projects keep getting shelved or moving back to Redmond.
Constant pressure to always do better – no cooling-off period or plateau option.
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