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Great benefits, lousy management

Software Development Engineer In Test
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 6 years
August 16, 2012
Englewood, Colorado
3.0
RecommendsNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

The benefits simply can't be beat. I didn't pay a dime in medical costs, insurance is cheap, and vacation is good. The Microsoft Store sells discounted software to employees.

Cons

Upper management is simply clueless.

No good project survives there.

If you work in a satellite office, you are doomed to be laid off so that jobs can be moved to Redmond.

Advice to Management

Management at Microsoft should follow a very simple concept: lead, follow, or get out of the way! Mostly, the last.

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