rating for Microsoft Corporation

Heavy Beaurocracy posted on September 10, 2009

The technology is cool, the benefits are good, the developers are decent. The management is abysmal. The culture has changed significantly over the years from one of "let's get a good product out the door" to "let's try to look busy and blame others so we can get a promotion." The less you do that could possibly change the status quo, the more you can fly under the radar, the more you will be rewarded. If you want a cooshy job with good benefits and can play politics well, this is the job for you. If you value being productive and being recognized for moving the company forward, you will NOT do well in most teams here. "Safety first" is the rule here, meaning doing nothing at all is preferable to doing something that has any possibility of upsetting someone else.

The review system is very thorough. It is also very competitive amongst peers, leading to backstabbing galore. You will find many tight-knit cliques here who work together to give each other good reviews while trying to ensure that others do poorly. You must be VERY careful what you say and who you say it to for this reason. Openness and honesty is a severe liability here. If you can keep your mouth shut and form a wide network of political connections on the other hand, you will go far, and be very well compensated.

You have access to some of the best resources in the world here. Microsoft research is open to all employees and Microsoft hires much of the top tier people in the industry and makes them accessible. Transferring between teams is very easy and allowed every 18 months so you can gain exposure to different technologies. They have an excellent peer mentoring program. Hardware budgets are decent. Good morale events and many side perks.

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