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      Microsoft Programming Writer II reviews

      4.7

      99% would recommend to a friend

      (12 total reviews)
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      1% positive business outlook

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      12 reviews
      3.0
      Oct 14, 2011

      Cutthroat among some

      Programming writer
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      Pros

      Smart people, great benefits, interesting tech, nice campus with reasonably priced food. If you're in the right group, it can be a very fulfilling job.

      Cons

      Some groups are awful. Cutthroat attitudes exist in various (though certainly not all) places and at all levels. Management is very uneven; some managers are great, many are barely competent, and some are Managers From Hell.

      5.0
      Oct 5, 2011

      Microsoft is a great and technically challenging place to work.

      Programming writer
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      Pros

      Great, competitive peers. Great benefits. Great work-life balance. Challenging work assignments. Nice work environment. Decent training available. Beautiful part of the world.

      Cons

      Crowded office situation, quite often having to share an office. Lots of egos to work with. Commute to and from is not fun.

      3.0
      Aug 25, 2011

      Better than Most

      Senior programming writer
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      Pros

      Lots of really smart people and challenging work, good work environment, good benefits, flexible hours and work arrangements, mostly informal although it depends on where you work.

      Cons

      Getting too big, political and bureacratic. Engineering culture is focused on shipping instead of on excellence. Internal competitiveness gets dysfunctional.

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