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Owns Stack, Politics Hurt

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 4 years
November 2, 2013
Seattle, Washington
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Work-life balance
  • Owns entire technology stack
Cons
  • Promotion depends on the political climate of your team/org.
  • Teams fight turf wars to keep their political capital (visibility of features, etc.).
Advice to Management

Thin out the bureaucracy.

Have less meaningless meetings.

Be more data-driven, not politically driven.

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