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Stagnant Work, No Growth

Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
December 14, 2010
Redmond, Washington
1.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

You would neither need to be smart nor need to think algorithmically.

Good for people who cannot get a job anywhere else.

Cons

Most of the things are just process-related rather than about problem-solving or creativity, like writing different frameworks again and again with exactly the same functionality.

The job is stagnant most of the time with almost zero growth. There is no compensation raise most of the time. Even if it raises, it is only about a mean of $100.

Stagnation does not even mean a secure job, since there have been random layoffs continuously.

The stock price is constant.

Advice to Management

Give performance-based compensation raises to employees.

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