Company: Microsoft
Date: 2016-11-01
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: current

Microsoft Services Global Delivery (MSGD) - Don't join
Pros: Microsoft Services Global Delivery (MSGD) shares the name Microsoft band. It is part of Microsoft organization, but there are extreme difference with Microsoft product group in terms of technology, work environment, pay and benefit, stocks, career growth etc. 

Inside MSGD many practice/ group operate individually. Work and technology wise some of the groups like Modern practice, Dynamics are good. You learn all latest technology, work in cutting edge technology etc.
Cons: Inside MSGD productivity (SharePoint, exchange etc) domain is the worst group. NO work, only SharePoint and exchange migration projects are running for last 2 years. No development work, no exciting opportunity. Very bad politics are running, no growth, no new learning, no benefits etc.

. MSGD is the lowest paying entity inside Microsoft. 7-10 years’ experience employee get same salary as freshers in Microsoft development center.
. No stock bonus, as provided in other MS entity.
. Yearly hikes are on average 4-6% far last 3 years. 
. Bonus payouts are also reduced over the last few years.
. Promotion rate is very slow compare to other MS entity. On average, it takes 30 to 36 months/ even more than that in higher level. I know many people waiting for last 4 years in senior level to be promoted.  
. Join lower band compare to other MS entity. In MSGD starting level is 56, on the other hand most of the other MS entity starts from level 59/ 60. Level 60 in MSGD means very senior position with 15+ years of experience. This level difference very badly affect if you try to internally movie to any other MS entity. Most of the cases you need to join as almost freshers in other MS entities though you have 7-10 years’ experience and you are technically very sound. 
. Attrition rate is very high. Yearly 20-25% people leaving for last 3 years due to above reason/ politics, no opportunity etc. Onsite opportunity also reduced over the years. Some of the practice like ‘Productivity’ domain you should not expect any onsite opportunity in next 2-3 years.
. Some of the managers are there for years, do nothing, play politics and survived here due to very less challenging work. They will make your life hell. Most of the time they will ask to do some other activity apart from your work that will not going to bring any values to you nor the company. Only managers will showcase that to their managers for their survival.