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      3.8

      98% would recommend to a friend

      (662 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      90% approve of CEO

      86% positive business outlook

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      Software Design Engineer In Test II employees have rated Microsoft with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 662 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Design Engineer In Test II professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Design Engineer In Test II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      662 reviews
      3.0
      Jul 13, 2015

      MSFT - no longer the fun company it once was

      Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Benefits and flexible work schedule.

      Cons

      Expected to work 50-60 hr weeks. Often with little acknowledgement while others getting credit. Annual review process is completely unfair as everyone gets stack ranked against peers and then forced into a bell curve. This then distributes merit and bonus accordingly. Doing one's job function flawlessly may still result in a below par review. Upward mobility and rewards are often extremely political. Bonus scales are ridiculously tipped to upper management.

      3.0
      Jul 10, 2015

      All spectrum of management - from crap to super stars

      Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I have joined as a L59 and left an L61. Big PROS are: - (if you're lucky) having a good manager who can guide you up the career ladder and broaden your horizons - smart-ass people. You CAN learn every day, if you want to learn. - good compensation benefits (until idiots who dialed 911 just for a simple scratch forced MS into introducing co-payments for benefits).

      Cons

      - idiot managers. there are still lots of living FOSSILS who are in management positions just because they've been there for 10+ years. All my last manager was doing is still trying to write a powerpoint presentation from time to time, organize weekly meetings, and (most irritating) reminding me to mark my time off whenever I was out. I asked her what to do when I debug stuff until midnight and she didn't know what to tell me. MS could fire half of its managers and there would not be a difference in engineering process/deliverables. - "russian rullette" people mention online - you really don't know when you will be fired. Yes, you don't know WHEN, because they fire in such a way so that a pattern can not be established. - the "curve". Not sure if it's still there, but having to find 5% of people to fire based on performance was a bit bad, given the strive to only hire the best. The result was dumber new hires than the people fired. - after 6 years in the company the new hires were offered more than I had. Same level.

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