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It was very stressful, but paid well

Software Test Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for 1 year
November 4, 2013
Redmond, Washington
3.0
No CEO Opinion
Pros

I was paid very well for the skillset I had at the time.

Microsoft is very big, and every team is different, so if you don't fit in with one team, try another.

The hours were flexible, and I was able to avoid most traffic because of this.

Cons

I was a contractor, so I didn't get the perks that the FTE's got. The job that I had, UI tester, was very stressful for me. This particular job and this particular team weren't a fit for me.

The room that my team was in was very small and narrow. The team has since moved to another building, though.

Advice to Management

Try to get rid of internal politics. Everyone tries to blame everyone else whenever there is a mistake. How about we just fix mistakes and move forward?

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