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Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
July 28, 2010
Redmond, Washington
3.0
No CEO Opinion
Pros

Great medical benefits, a casual work environment, nice office spaces, free coffee, soda, etc., and free cutlery as well. It's very convenient. Most of the time, it's a relaxed work environment with no restrictions.

Cons

Less salary, people are partial to certain sides no matter how much they claim they are diverse.

Advice to Management

Be open to suggestions and comments given by all employees. Increase paid time off and sick time off. Make it easier to work from home. This should be true across the company, and please stop saying 'depends on your manager' and 'depends on your org.' Some things should be universal.

Otherwise, I have seen some team members not marking time off, but others are constantly reminded. Some are given the choice of working from home pretty much for months together, but some are not even given the choice of doing this one day.

Provide some perks, like free daycare or reimbursement for some daycare expenses, etc. Increase maternity leave.

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