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Overall, great, but be wary of bureaucracy

Software Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 4 years
March 30, 2017
Redmond, Washington
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Pros

The people at Microsoft are great. The benefits are outstanding. Seattle is an amazing place to live.

Cons

One of the big perks that Microsoft will try to sell you is mobility within the company, but this is not nearly as fluid as the recruiters would have you believe. Rolls within the really interesting teams at Microsoft are highly competitive. It is, however, easy to move around if you just want to try something new and aren't too picky.

Advice to Management

Microsoft is notorious for making top-level decisions that have huge negative effects on employees and on the public perception of the company.

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