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Still have interesting places and people inside, but time to leave

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 2 years
June 27, 2013
Redmond, Washington
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

There are a lot of smart people. Even if it has been diluted recently, if you are in the right team doing the right thing, it is still a fairly decent learning experience.

Cons

Pretty much everything else, but the worse thing is probably NIH-ism (Not Invented Here).

Many people, especially those who joined right after college, know very little about what's going on in Silicon Valley and why Microsoft is greatly lagging behind.

Advice to Management

Fire Steve Ballmer, seriously.

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