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Don’t recommend for anything but wlb

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 1 year
May 10, 2021
Suzhou, Jiangsu
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Good work-life balance. Low cost of life.

Cons

Talents are unvalued. Poor catering. Got to work with slackers.

Advice to Management

The Suzhou CMD team feels like a big contractor team where engineers are disposable. High-level managers in Seattle don’t really care about our opinions. They kept feeding us with ambitions and big pictures, with no actual rewards or compensations for hard workers. They don’t care if talents want to leave or not, because individuals are not valued.

You will receive about the same salary for working 80 hours/week or 80 hours/year. Also, promotion is wrecked. Super duper slow career growth (5-9 to 6-2 takes 3-4 years) comparing to FLAG or local companies like PDD or Tencent.

Additional Ratings

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

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