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Good Pay, Lost Motivation

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
October 18, 2008
Seattle, Washington
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Pros

Looks great on a resume, so you can get a senior manager position at startups.

Get much more money.

A lot of smart people, and a lot of rain in Seattle. Of course, you must be the person who loves raining :)

Cons

Boring, since it's a big company with a long history. I guess people will lose motivation to develop themselves when working there.

After only 1 year working with them, I already lost my motivation to work.

And the traffic in Seattle is horrible. There's no public transport; you must use your car, or you can walk. Ah, one more choice: you live next to the building.

Advice to Management

Senior managers should sit together and find the way to boost their employees' motivation to work.

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