Great work-life balance, but lacks craft
Great work-life balance, but lacks craft
- Work-life balance
- Impact on products that are used by millions
- Pretty competitive compensation, could always be better
- After years on the market, Microsoft is still on top of things (consider OpenAI investment, as an example), always growing its reach and profits
- Overall, a good company with values that might fit you
- Not for ambitious people; slow growth.
- Everything is slow in general, which might be a pro or con; just something to be aware of. Lots of bureaucracy.
- Poor QA.
- A lot of people have been working there since graduation. As a result, there is a very specific internal environment and thinking, and a lack of knowledge of modern technologies, patterns, and processes used outside of the company.
- Some people don't practice the values that I mentioned in the pros. Very passive, they don't want to grow themselves or support others.
- Diversify with professionals with solid experience from outside of Microsoft.
- Cut meetings, invest more in async communication and professional growth.
- Encourage people to be mentors or at least support their teammates.
- Make ownership a part of the job for accountability.
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