Good WLB, interesting work, sub-par pay
Good WLB, interesting work, sub-par pay
Good WLB - rarely do teams require you to work more than 40 hours. Many people reportedly work < 30 hours.
Interesting work - All the interesting teams: Azure, Windows, XBOX, Office, and many more.
The pay is significantly less than that of other tech giants: Google, Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and even LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft. As a result, much of the top talent leaves for competitors.
Pay more for your talent if you want to retain talent and high-quality engineers. As a result of your subpar pay, the majority of engineers are mediocre. If you want higher-quality products, then it's in your best interest to hire and maintain top talent, for which you need to pay more money. Higher salaries will also motivate engineers to work harder to create higher-quality products.
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