Microsoft reviews

Pay-below industry standard because they think their name is enough and you should be grateful to be there. They let go of our entire department so if job safety is a priority do Not Recommend. My department was the top performing team in our sector, I just won MVP so even as a top performer I still couldn't avoid layoffs. Get in, Get out, or move around asap if you can. The mental abuse and cultlike tendencies are also insane they will make you feel crazy by gaslighting you with numbers, I was even told where else will you go this is Microsoft when speaking with a manager. Mentally prepare for corporate politics and mental daily gymnastics. The clients are amazing, but management made everything bad by ignoring when we did well to stuff Microsoft's pockets and forgoing our raises even though we had the highest performing quarter in company history during covid. They lie about caring about their employees don't get sucked in and always be on the lookout for another position.

Because top pay and frequent failure go hand in hand, the orgs are political. Many directors, general managers and some of the VPs are more motivated to protect their status and compensation instead of trying to improve the organization. And so the hardware groups fail and lose money. The worst is the politics that arise due to leaders protecting themselves. And folks deep down know they are less deserving of accolades and higher pay and bonuses than their peers in other industries. So while they post how amazing hogging out space for a motherboard on an aluminum brick is, they avoid mirrors that will reveal the truth. They are locusts. And finally, internally it was admitted that the company wants to get rid of all white men over 45. As a hiring manager I took a class in which the instructor stated that. And recruiters also told me that they were not allowed to present resumes to me of anyone over 50.