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Reorg frustrations in Azure, but otherwise a good experience

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 6 years
January 1, 2018
Redmond, Washington
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

If you have a good manager, you’ll have a good work environment and a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits are legitimately good.

Cons

Salary at the competition is much higher, even if benefits aren’t as good. Every year, you’re guaranteed to be reorganized. It’s a coin toss if you’ll be happy after the reorg, so if you get anxious with letting others dictate your fate, you might as well switch companies.

If you’re an industry hire, you’re not treated as nicely as interns and new college grads.

Advice to Management

Focus on employee retention and happiness, and maybe you’ll stop losing folks to the competition.

Maybe you should shift some energy back into finding and keeping industry hires.

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