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The company has smart people, but needs strong management and a cohesive strategy

Software Development Engineer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
September 27, 2011
Redmond, Washington
3.0
Doesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Smart people, relaxed work environment, decent compensation, good benefits
  • Decent opportunities for growth
  • Interesting projects
Cons
  • Short-sighted strategy at the management level. It seems management wants to show short-term gains, get their bonuses, and move on. Ambitious projects with little vision are started and killed later or shipped half-baked (and the plug is soon pulled).
  • NIH syndrome and reluctance to adopt industry standards.
  • SteveB is CEO.
Advice to Management

Get rid of SteveB.

Focused strategy.

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