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Intern in Summer '07

Software Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
March 1, 2010
Redmond, Washington
5.0
RecommendsDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  1. Innovative work culture
  2. Possibility of a lot of growth
  3. Importance given to employee creativity
  4. Very good work-life balance
  5. Good compensation
Cons
  1. Some groups are sluggish and require standard/non-innovative work.
  2. There is a lot of bureaucracy near top levels.
  3. Things which are not good for Microsoft are sometimes done.
Advice to Management
  1. Very bad leadership post-Bill Gates (it was not good even during his time).
  2. The organization is not the most creative place you can work in post-Google.
  3. Still very good in new groups.

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