"Fly you fool" - Recensione dipendente - Technical Specialist presso Microsoft

1,0
15 set 2023
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Cantine is good, but that's about as much positive things that I can say about this place...

Svantaggi

Digital Sales in Dublin is run by beancounters for beancounters. Onboarding is garbage, you get bombarded with meetings, corporate buzzwords (good luck navigating those if you're technical and have no previous sales experience), resources are scattered all over the place with multitude of Sharepoints/PowerBIs that are insanely slow/broken and hard to navigate, lots of outdated/lacking resources to compete with competitors, your buddy won't help you with anything. Technical people here are second class citizens - in theory hired to do presales, in reality relegated to do support cases and random technical/licensing questions, paid the least and expected to handle a broad scope of knowledge. Management consists of small clique of "unsinkable" characters who rotate management positions, with little knowledge of what's going on "in the trenches" and technical knowledge. None of workers complains (cost of living crisis in Ireland, awful housing situation, no raises despite record high inflation) are addressed - all we get are canned responses. "Do more with less" - that's their motto - it has been taken to absurd level. Central and Eastern Europe has been integrated into mostly Arab organization with utmost love for micromanagement, Excel spreadsheets and pointless admin work that takes time away from skilling/customer time. Due to lack of manpower many of my peers are stretched thin covering multiple countries while their single, mediocre salary doesn't reflect countless hours and work they frequently need to do outside of business hours, non-existent work life balance and insane pressure. I regret accepting job here - I believe I was mislead with "technical" label - there's nothing technical about this job. Just like Gandalf said in "The Fellowship of the Ring" - "Fly you fools" I hope my mistake can be a lesson for someone else - there are much better companies - be it in Dublin or anywhere else where you'll be respected and well-paid.

Esplora altre recensioni su Microsoft

5,0
29 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Microsoft Federal is a strong place to work if you want exposure to mission-driven customers and large-scale cloud, AI, security, and data transformation work. The federal business gives you the opportunity to work on meaningful problems that matter beyond traditional commercial outcomes, especially across national security, public safety, defense, and civilian agency missions. The brand carries a lot of credibility with customers, and Microsoft has a very broad technology portfolio, which gives employees the ability to bring real solutions to complex problems. There are also many smart, collaborative people across engineering, sales, customer success, partner teams, and leadership who genuinely want to help customers succeed. Compensation and benefits are strong, especially compared to many other federal technology roles. There is also flexibility in how you manage your work, and the company provides access to a deep internal network, learning resources, and career mobility if you are proactive. For people interested in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and government modernization, Microsoft Federal can be an exciting place to build experience and credibility.

Svantaggi

The biggest challenge is organizational complexity. Microsoft is a very large company, and getting things done often requires navigating multiple internal teams, priorities, approval chains, and competing motions. This can slow down execution, even when the customer need is clear. Roles can sometimes feel overly matrixed, where accountability is shared across many groups but ownership is not always clear. Sellers and customer-facing teams may spend a significant amount of time coordinating internally instead of directly advancing customer outcomes. There can also be a gap between the pace of commercial innovation and what is actually available, accredited, or practical in federal environments. This is especially true in government cloud, AI, security, and regulated workloads. Employees often have to manage customer expectations carefully when product messaging moves faster than federal availability or implementation realities. Career growth can vary significantly depending on your manager, account alignment, internal visibility, and whether your work maps cleanly to leadership priorities. High performers can still feel stuck if their role is not positioned well within the broader organization.

4,0
28 gen 2013
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

1. Se ami la tecnologia, questo è un ottimo posto. Senza dubbio parlerai di tecnologia (principalmente dello stack MSFT) dall'azienda al consumatore - dai PC ai telefoni alle Xbox - dal datacenter al desktop. 2. Quelli che erano GRANDI vantaggi ora sono MOLTO BUONI (fatto un piccolo passo indietro) ma probabilmente ancora migliori di quelli che troverai nel 99% delle grandi aziende. Se hai una famiglia, il valore dei benefici è ancora più alto. La partita di 401k è bella. 3. Anche con le sue difficoltà, MSFT è ancora una macchina per la stampa di contanti. Ciò significa che se riesci a tenere il naso pulito e fare un lavoro ragionevole, puoi avere un lavoro stabile, pagare le bollette, nutrire la tua famiglia e non preoccuparti (troppo) dei licenziamenti. Lo stock che possiedi probabilmente non si accumulerà, ma probabilmente non aumenterà nemmeno molto. Riceverai un bonus ogni anno e alcune azioni. È una vita decente se non stai cercando di dare fuoco al mondo.

Svantaggi

Brand sul tuo curriculum: dopo molti anni in cui hai perso quote di mercato e lottato per essere in prima linea nell'innovazione e il fatto che ci sono 90.000 dipendenti, non pensare che MSFT sarà necessariamente attraente nel tuo curriculum per aziende più agili e più piccole . Gestire la tua carriera: fallo dire ad alta voce in modo che registri: 90.000 dipendenti lavorano lì. Il doppio per i venditori. È MOLTO difficile "distinguersi" e salire in azienda. Non aspettarti che il tuo manager sia un grande sostenitore o abilitatore per aiutarti a raggiungere i tuoi obiettivi di carriera: in pratica stanno cercando di sopravvivere allo stack rank anche ogni anno. Non hai familiarità con lo stack rank? Dai un'occhiata all'articolo di Vanity Fair del 2012 chiamato "Microsoft's Lost Decade".

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