Microsoft PM exit ops

Oct 24, 2019 7 Comments

After 1.5-2yrs as a Microsoft PM on a solid technical team with high impact, what sort of PM opportunities outside of Microsoft should someone go for?

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  • Microsoft / Product
    FijiGirl12

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    FijiGirl12
    PMs at Microsoft are a joke everywhere else in the industry, and for good reason. I’d recommend getting a product job for a startup that doesn’t know any better then move to FAANG after a year or two. Or you could be a TPM or project manager.
    Oct 24, 2019 2
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      PM_123

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      PM_123
      Why are they considered a joke? Which companies have the best rep for PMs?
      Oct 24, 2019
    • Microsoft / Product
      FijiGirl12

      Go to company page Microsoft Product

      FijiGirl12
      They generally don’t do real product work. Most are glorified project managers with CS degrees.
      Oct 24, 2019
  • Very interested to know the differences. See many PM roles, but can’t tell between Program and Product management roles really.
    Oct 24, 2019 0
  • Hmm idk about that. I see your point but there are def a lot of PMs in orgs like Azure and XBOX working on things like perf and core features. That’s def valuable at other places
    Oct 24, 2019 2