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Mushroom management philosophy: Keep it dark, spread lots of manure, and cut off any heads that stick up

Software Development Engineer In Test
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 20 years
August 29, 2013
Redmond, Washington
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Wonderful people - hardworking, motivated, enthusiastic.

Interesting projects - challenging problems encountered in the day-to-day.

Community involvement - Day of Caring, corp match donations of time or money.

Cons

Canabalistic culture - dog eat dog.

Performance reviews - pointless and demoralizing.

Management fears change - doesn't want to hear about new technology or interesting innovation in the marketplace.

Advice to Management

Management interviews and hires from all around the world, and then forces the new hires into the same molds and processes put in use in 1975.

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