Learn, Grow, But Stagnate
Learn, Grow, But Stagnate
I got to learn a lot of things. I worked here for just about 3 years. It's a great place to start your career. They invest a lot in their employees.
Good compensation and benefits.
Overall good work-life balance.
It is difficult to move within the company. Essentially, you are treated like an outsider when you want to 'interview' with a different team at Microsoft.
There is hardly any collaboration between groups. There are cases where multiple teams are building the same toolset, which is a serious waste of time.
Cut the red tape.
Allow people to move easily within companies. If somebody is hired into MSFT, they are good enough to work anywhere within MSFT. Stop interviewing people like external candidates when they want to move teams (a fit interview is okay).
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