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Exciting work and great people, but only if you are in the right BU

Software Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 4 years
October 7, 2012
Seattle, Washington
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Smart people. Solving large-scale problems. Great office facilities. One big MS family. Dogfood the latest tech. Getting a Windows Surface tablet. A multi-vertical business company.

Cons

The cross-core and cross-country teams don't always get along. Some projects are so big that you get partial ownership, which can affect your work. You could get stuck in their tech stack and not move on to other things later.

Advice to Management

You are doing most things right. But when something goes wrong, mitigate it well in time.

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