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If you wait for your golden retirement years, it's the best place to wait

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
June 25, 2008
Redmond, Washington
2.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

If you want to have a decent place to work and just simply wait for your golden years, and retire peacefully, this is the place to be.

You'll be in a cozy management position with no responsibilities and no accounting for your actions, or on an individual contributor role where you'll be only in meetings and bullshitting others.

They have good benefits, a pretty safe environment, in a lot of ways similar to government jobs.

In short, it's great for people that just want a steady 9 to 5, a relaxed environment, and job security with decent benefits added to the soup.

Cons

Highly political, full of incompetent low and middle managers. Some teams are better, some are worse.

Advice to Management

Do a better job of not promoting incompetents to management positions, especially those who have no people skills.

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