Company: Microsoft
Date: 2019-11-08
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Grinding to be a PM
Pros: Some good Pm and design folks to learn from. Lots of structure and hierarchy, for folks who like that sort of a work environment.
Cons: Absolutely grinding to be a PM here due to the expectation of project management and product, and a lot of accountability without authority. Not unexpected from a PM, but culture of monthly Leadership reviews leads to too much randomisation and churn without much movement on the ground. Perceptions rewarded than performance, and saying the right thing that is expected to be heard is way more important than data. Would prefer a google any day.