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A lot of stress and high load

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 4 years
January 6, 2021
Prague, Czech Republic
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Nice compensation, superior stock program, superior health care, impactful products, clear career path, easy to switch teams internally, and free food on premises.

Cons

Very poor work-life balance.

Meetings scheduled after hours and close to EOD that you don't have to attend, but you are strongly expected to.

Frequent and long on-call duty with many calls day and night.

A lot of your time is spent on checking and ping-ponging new customer issues.

Big project with hundreds of contributors and tight deadlines; the code changes literally under your hands.

Fragile and complicated CI pipeline broken or blocked every other day.

Office far removed from the centre with not very many restaurants around.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
3.0

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