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Impactful Projects, Weak Benefits

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Microsoft for 6 years
January 30, 2015
Redmond, Washington
3.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

You'll have the chance to work on some good products with global impact, and there is plenty of opportunity for advancement.

Cons

The benefits are weak since Obamacare. We used to have 100% coverage for all medical expenses, with no deductible, no copay, and no paycheck deduction. Now we pay over $6k/yr for a family of 4.

Some teams are moving to cubicle farms or open work areas instead of the private offices everyone used to have.

Advice to Management

Converting all the testers to devs just means that nobody's really testing before things ship to customers. There's never been adequate resourcing to cover both development and testing of the products and features.

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