Beware. Culture & People Values Permanently Damaged
Pros
Relevant tech & most customers use some of the stack. Decent benefits but YoY belt tightening is the trend (I.e. Vision). Remote work was a benefit but RTO will eliminate that too before long. Stock growth only saving grace.
Cons
Microsoft future is now driven by the new GE COO running a slash & burn, profits over people show. 30,000 employees RIFd over 2 years, Alumni on the street w little to no empathy on their departure. Those that remain … the amount of hurdles one must go through to secure customer facing resources is ludicrous. Pre COVID most teams could come together some manner or you could hunt down a resource. No longer. Bloated Unified is the only way to get a resource, if you’re lucky enough to have a CSAM find one. And fewer Technical Specialists to help in every Cloud (Azure, Security, M365, Dynamics). Account teams largely dispersed and cohesion is absent. Budget for travel essentially non existent. Your individual ability to grow is largely a contest of shouting the loudest anymore. Long gone are the days of simply delivering in role. Doing what’s right for a customer mentality.. no longer a principle unless a paid engagement is the result.
