MSFT - no longer the fun company it once was
MSFT - no longer the fun company it once was
Benefits and flexible work schedule.
Expected to work 50-60 hr weeks, often with little acknowledgement while others get credit. The annual review process is completely unfair, as everyone gets stack-ranked against peers and then forced into a bell curve. This distributes merit and bonus accordingly. Doing one's job function flawlessly may still result in a below-par review. Upward mobility and rewards are often extremely political. Bonus scales are ridiculously tipped to upper management.
Increase QA and ship quality instead of rushing things out the door.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2020A full-day process, broken into multiple individual one-on-one interviews. These interviews can include time at the blackboard, writing snippets of code or scripting. Not for the faint of heart or the unprepared.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2013The initial phone screen was friendly. The recruiter was helpful and gave some good tips on what kind of questions to expect. However, they should be doing a better job screening candidates and not just randomly interviewing developers with no testi
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 13, 2013I submitted my resume and spoke briefly with a representative at the job fair on campus. I received a call back a couple of days later. They were extremely fast to schedule an on-site interview, which took place in about two weeks. The interview was
