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Smart People, Challenging Culture

Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 20 years
April 23, 2014
Redmond, Washington
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Lots of smart, passionate people. A variety of opportunities, from consumer to enterprise. You probably have as wide a variety of opportunities in the tech field as exist at any single company.

Cons

The stack ranking was corrosive to the culture. I still need to see if the new system is better; it can't be any worse. Cross-group collaboration used to be difficult, as empire building was the name of the game, but this also seems to be improving under the new leadership.

Advice to Management

Keep stressing collaboration and team goals. Make sure the perks and benefits keep pace with competitors; some of them have been slowly eroding.

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