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Working at Microsoft, the Inside Scoop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the belly-of-the-beast dept.

bariswheel writes "Responding to the public interest, a long-time Apple and UNIX user/programmer, and a JPL/Caltech veteran, writes an insightful, articulate essay on the good, the bad, and the in-between experiences of working at Microsoft; concentrating on focus, unreality, company leadership, managers, source code, benefits and compensation, free soft drinks, work/life balance, Microsoft's not evil, and influence."

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  1. Re:embedded in this message (not surprisingly) by Procyon101 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've worked inside and outside of Microsoft as a Software Engineer in the greater Seattle area since 1996. Microsoft has always been on-par or below industry standards for compensation for the area in the Senior Level Engineer arena. Except for the crazy stock back in the 90's it hasn't been a "get rich" kind of job ever.

    However, the work environment at Microsoft is so enjoyable, that personally, I would take a slightly lower wage in order to work there.