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A company losing trust due to a sea of politics, destructive stack ranking, micromanaged scorecards, and non-innovation

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 9 years
April 8, 2013
Redmond, Washington
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Lovely campus, financially healthy, good only for fresh hires. Windows is sold at a cheap price.

Cons
  1. Stack ranking is a killer that promotes people to work against each other, backstabbing, etc.
  2. No innovation.
  3. Non-competitive in nature.
  4. Always late to market.
  5. No reward for technical skills.
  6. Poor decision-makers in higher management.
  7. Long release cycles.
  8. Bureaucracy and politics override everything, including healthy competition.
Advice to Management

I am sure there is no need to advise management, as the whole management chain is rotten.

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