If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Microsoft?
12 Answers from Employees at Microsoft
- 1Helpful
Top Employee Response
I would raise the engineering standards. The code quality needs to be high, and we need more testing. People need to stop writing code that just works, and start writing code that's maintainable.
- 0Helpful
Too much emphasis on diversity. We should focus more on making great products that people love. Hire and retain the best talent rather than hiring diverse people who are less qualified.
- 3Helpful
remove the back stabbing culture of achievement. Promote team accomplishments vs singling out the same individuals for recognition. Spread the wealth and recognize all the good work being done.
- 4Helpful
Less infighting, more collaboration. Less about promotion, more about delivering products. Less about review process, more about professional growth
- 0Helpful
embrace diversity especially at the sr. levels. The current LT is not a good representation of the organization.
- 0Helpful
eliminate the "good old boy network" and the unfair promotion practices (slanted very far to women and minorities)
- 0Helpful
Pay for performance is not real. Favorites are the rule and not the exception
- 0Helpful
get rid of the 5% mandatory attrition policy. it ruins moral and teamwork.
- 0Helpful
Fire incompetent PM, who poison the workspace environment with their insecurities and prejudice
- 0Helpful
Stop reverse discrimination. Hire and promote based on skills not race/ gender
- 0Helpful
Swag, outings and change the performance rankings to stop the back stabbing
- 0Helpful
need to be more agile
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