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Pros and cons (Review system sucks)

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 20 years
March 21, 2013
Redmond, Washington
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Staff, compensation (salary, stocks, bonus), health/medical/insurance, 401(k), work environment, work schedule, dress code.

Cons

Management, review system, and head-to-head competition in a team work environment.

Microsoft really needs to think about the review process, especially evaluating senior employees. MS spends a lot of resources to take them to the senior level and then spends very few resources to help or find appropriate fits for under 10 employees. Even though all review guides say "5" is not a label, it is a label for sure that is practiced in every team at MS. To me, this is a very neglected way to manage your assets.

Talking to MS employees, I found that lying is pretty common among management.

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