Mass PM layoff coming at Microsoft in mid-late FY18
Mass layoff and consolidation of PM (Program Manager) roles at Microsoft in FY18 Q3-Q4, especially in declining groups like Windows. Satya is focusing on cutting the fat and getting rid of unnecessary overhead that slows down innovation. Net positive for the company and stock value, but the country club is coming to an end for many after a long and profitable run. HR is crafting a message about agility and engineering culture already. Expect similar to the SDET massacre in 2014, but instead of eliminating the entire discipline it’ll be targeted at PM-heavy groups that have grown too large and deliver little business value. You heard it here first.
Many PMs at msft are totally useless and are generally detrimental to progress. I hope you’re right...
I heard the same. Look at C&E compliance group under Tom Keane! Oy!
Would be surprised if skype PMs are not fired
Seems like FB hires up Microsoft ppl
Most companies do... Other than some Amazon jackasses who have a stick up their ass, the industry loves msft hires
Yea the perception of Microsoft at Amazon is really not good. It is basically precisely because of the stuff on this thread. But definitely seems like you get the fat and not the muscle with a Microsoft hire
AI will take those jobs. Javascript can nag me just as well as a middle manager, lol.
Meh. They’ll join FAG
Who wants to guess that the op got managed out...
+1
Complete BS.
Garbage. This EM needs and values our PMs...
Really? For what exactly? I've worked with a few PMs who brought value to the table but for the most part the discipline these days tends to meddle with what can and should be owned by the engineering teams instead of doing product
Well for starters most pms can formulate an entire sentence...
Says who?
Says some anonymous person from Amazon. How credible 🙄
Same anonymous person who started the tier list which places Amazon above Microsoft by an entire tier