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Diversity and inclusion is just talk and fake awards at Microsoft. If you are a woman specially a woman of color, there is very little genuine support. Very political organization and morally corrupt. Expect to work all weekends.

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The growth and expansion into the new markets have generated a new wave of opportunities and unity among the hub sites. Its been an exciting and rare opportunity to join such a large enterprise in regions that are allowing employees to be apart of the ground-up development. The inclusive culture and welcoming cohorts has made this experience incredible. Every person’s unique skills and experiences are leveraged to help build a better environment for all. Best decision to join this team!

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I’ve worked at Microsoft for 5 years – i was asked to join at a time of extreme change within the company and when i had competed against Microsoft for many years AND when it was almost against everything I stood for (ie. I was an Apple, Unix, open source girl), so this indeed was going to be an experience to say the least.

I found the first year quite difficult – The workload was extreme, it was a mixture of cultures – of old closed culture and new fresh cultures. Luckily within a short period Satya Nadella took over the role of CEO which drove the change in Microsoft even further and i must say i had my doubts about how long i would stay but now even i am surprised about how much I love working here.

Originally i had bought into the story about the company supporting family first, support for women, diversity of thought etc but i wasn’t sure i truly believed……but i really do – it is the most incredible thing to live the dream from top to bottom and feel that the company has your back and that you don’t have to fight about time off to look after your family, or fight for equal rights as a woman or stand up for gay rights or religious/cultural/minority beliefs – you get a voice and the company cares that you are included and bring a diverse point of view.

Not only that, you are actually encouraged to aim higher, look for advancement and you get presented with opportunities – its not a bad thing to look at new roles at Microsoft – something that took a while to get my head around.

Hats off to Microsoft for really trying hard at things that matter – i continue to be amazed and they continue to work at getting better and improving.

5 years ago
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I’ve worked at Microsoft for over a decade, from 2006-2017. I’ve had multiple managers, shipped numerous products, and have had many positive and negative experiences while at the company. I think the uber-culture that Microsoft wishes to promote has improved under Satya’s leadership; but as other women have mentioned, it has yet to trickle down to all of the teams, so your experience will vary based on what team you join.

My first few years at Microsoft were very good, and I experienced a lot of support from my managers and teammates. Unfortunately, once I reached the intermediate levels of my career, opportunities to take on more challenging tasks seemed to dwindle. Reorgs and management changes occur frequently, and can seriously slow down your career. In my opinion, how fast you advance at Microsoft depends more on luck (aka landing a good team, manager, and/or high-visible work item) than skill or hard work.

If you happen to get a bad manager, then move to a new team fast! A bad manager can derail your career and make working here a nightmare. While I think this is true at any company, Microsoft HR is not very supportive of individual contributors and will always back management. Technical skills are valued much higher than people skills, so you’ll see many people in management roles at the company that really have no business being there.

In general, I find most of my co-workers to be intelligent, helpful, and respectful (they’re the best part of the job). I appreciate the flexibility in my work schedule and the benefits that Microsoft offers. However, I would like to see the company train better people managers, provide support for mid-career growth, and improve the review system (Microsoft HR attempts to redo this system every 3-5 years, but it’s always based on some sort of ranking system which distributes pay in a disproportionate way).

If you happen to join Microsoft, I really hope that you land on a good team. Just keep in mind that a reorg can happen at any time and turn that good team bad. Good luck!

5 years ago
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I worked at Microsoft first as a contractor and then was hired on as a consequence of the lawsuit over contracted employees. Microsoft hired a number of East Indians and in my group, the manager was best buddies with the person he put in as lead over a group I was in, demoting my lead in the process. The new lead bullied more than one person in the group, me included, and HR did nothing even when the lead lied on my review. No opportunity to refute, no way to get past accusations that weren’t true. I heard that bullying was endemic at Microsoft after I left, and have no reason to think that the culture’s changed that much.

5 years ago

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