Disappointing, political, sterile
Disappointing, political, sterile
Good benefits (until 2012) Smart engineers Name recognition
A highly political environment – your career depends on who you know, self-promotion, and your relationship with your boss.
People overwhelmingly prefer electronic versus physical interaction, leading to a sterile and siloed environment.
Kool-aid-drinking employees often don't know what's going on outside of Microsoft.
Fire Ballmer, Brummel. Get rid of the stack-ranked review system that encourages peer competition instead of cooperation and spend less time on reviews and more time on products. Implement real accountability for middle management.
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I had a phone interview first, which was relaxing. It was about logic thinking and similar things. The interviewers were friendly. After about a week, I received an on-site opportunity and went to their headquarters. I spent a whole day interviewin
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I applied at an in-person hiring event at the University of Central Florida. About three weeks later, I received an email saying that I was chosen to follow up with the first round of interviews, which took place on my campus. The recruiting staff tr
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 18, 2016I had a phone interview first, which was relaxing. It was about logic thinking and similar things. The interviewers were friendly. After about a week, I received an on-site opportunity and went to their headquarters. I spent a whole day interviewin
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 25, 2014Had five 45-minute interviews back-to-back with 15-minute breaks in between. The interviewers talk to each other while you are taking a break before the next one comes to get you. This was a mix of personality/behavioral and "What would you do in t
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2014I applied at an in-person hiring event at the University of Central Florida. About three weeks later, I received an email saying that I was chosen to follow up with the first round of interviews, which took place on my campus. The recruiting staff tr
