Management demands more for less
Management demands more for less
Good health insurance and a good 401(k) match.
The management has become highly toxic, pitting team members against each other at rewards time as they have reintroduced stack ranking, i.e., someone has to be on the receiving end for someone's exceptional performance. If you cannot impress your manager in six months, it's time to change teams or the company itself. Seeing Microsoft as a potential employer for life is done and dusted.
Bring back the culture. If not possible, then improve the compensation. You cannot demand more productivity while paying below the industry standard for similar companies for software engineers.
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