Company: Microsoft
Date: 2021-05-24
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Pandering to Diverse Groups and Never Following Through
Pros: Brand recognition, looks great on your resume when interviewed by those who have never worked here.
Cons: Panders to minority groups by promising progress year over year yet never ultimately delivers.
Stands on accolades of stuffing recruitment channels with Black & Brown employees throughout COVID however did nothing to resolve decade-long known issues of pay inequity, slow promotion velocity, and exclusion from career advancement opportunity.
Launches numerous employee focused programs to address workplace diversity concerns with abysmal success rate, then cherry picks the limited successes for external broadcast.
Significantly below average pay for employees with more than 5+ years tenure.
Repeatedly states promotions are limited while hiring lesser skilled individuals at higher levels (1-2).