Microsoft reviews

Microsoft has lost its edge in innovation. Management keeps bring up the word innovation, but if you look back at the past 10-20 years what innovation has Microsoft brought to the table? Nada. Microsoft's business model is not to be a leader in innovation, but rather a fast and very successful follower. Microsoft looks to see which business areas are successful, then pounces on them and sticks it out until they are No.1 in market share, etc. Some examples? Windows, Office, Internet Explorer... Need I go on?

It varies from team to team, but some of them do a ridiculous amount of micromanagement. I've had days in one team where the entire day at work was spent in meetings doing nothing relevant. Generally there's a meeting at least every day, and they almost always run over time while people niggle over small issues that generally don't apply to more than a few people in the meeting. In another team, I was simply set loose to do my assignments. I had maybe one meeting a week to sync up with my manager and maybe another one every month to sync up with his manager.