Microsoft News and Feeds team - Senior Product Manager Microsoft Employee Review

1.0
12 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Microsoft is a good place to work for IF you team leaders are knowledgeable.

Cons

I joined News and feeds team at Microsoft with high hopes and enthusiasm, expecting a collaborative and supportive workplace. Unfortunately, my experience has been far from what I initially envisioned. The organization's leadership seems to lack the qualities of effective leaders. They not only micro-manage their teams but also create an environment that fosters toxicity and undermines employee morale. It's disheartening to witness the consistent favoritism and the tendency to gang up against certain team members. Such practices erode trust and hinder open communication, which are essential for any healthy work environment. It has become clear that the leadership's actions do not align with the values of fairness, respect, and professionalism that should be upheld. In conclusion, my time at Microsoft news and team has been marked by challenges stemming from leadership practices that hinder personal and professional growth. I hope that these concerns are addressed, and the organization can evolve into a more supportive and inclusive workplace in the future.

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Cons

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4.0
28 Jan 2013
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Pros

1. If you love tech, this is a great place. No doubt you'll talk tech (mostly the MSFT stack) from enterprise to consumer - from PCs to phones to Xboxes - from datacenter to desktop. 2. What were GREAT benefits are now VERY GOOD (took a small step down) but still probably better than you'll find at 99% of large corporations. If you've got family - the value of the benefits is even higher. 401k match is nice. 3. Even with it's struggles MSFT is still a cash printing machine. This means if you can keep your nose clean and do reasonable work, you can have a stable job, pay your bills, feed your family, and not worry (too much) about layoffs. The stock you own likely won't tank, but probably won't go up much either. You'll get a bonus each year and some stock. It's a decent life if you aren't looking to light the world on fire.

Cons

Brand on Your Resume: After many years of losing market share and struggling to be at the front end of innovation and the fact that there's 90,000 employees, don't think MSFT is necessarily going to be attractive on your resume to more agile and smaller companies. Managing Your Career: Make you say this out loud so it registers - 90,000 employees work there. Double that for vendors. It is VERY hard to "stand out" and move up in the company. Don't expect your manager to be much of an advocate or enabler to help you meet your career goals - they are basically trying to survive the stack rank every year too. Not familiar with the stack rank? Check out the 2012 Vanity Fair article called "Microsoft's Lost Decade".

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