Amazon vs Microsoft

IBM / Eng
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May 6, 2018 61 Comments

Assume TC is the same and role is engineering. Curious how people rank the two Seattle-based companies. I'm asking this because a lot of people seem to move between the two companies.

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  • I’ve been at both companies. Currently with Microsoft. Depends on the team, but with that a said it’s more a shit show at Microsoft than Amazon.

    I left Microsoft some time ago to join amazon but than all my friends encouraged me to return. They said it was better now. That the culture at Microsoft was changing for the better.. so I came back. And now I know. Microsoft is an IBM with more bullshit and ripping itself apart. Don’t come here.
    May 6, 2018 5
  • Microsoft is a massive company. No way I would compare with IBM. Microsoft is winning in cloud, dominates Office365, Xbox. It has the most diversified revenue stream.

    I hear Microsoft takes better care of employees compares to FB or Amazon. I also ex-Amazon at FB.
    May 6, 2018 10
    • Microsoft takes care of its employees better than FB? Since when? What do we have that FB doesn’t except maybe WLB
      May 6, 2018
    • Amazon
      RCMMT

      Go to company page Amazon

      RCMMT
      Microsoft is the only one that includes SaaS in their “cloud” revenue which is why their “cloud” revenue is so large because they are porting all of their office revenue into Office365 which is “cloud”.

      I now proclaim google is the dominate cloud by a factor of 6 over Microsoft because I include their advertising revenue made from their SaaS products as part of their cloud. /s
      May 6, 2018
  • Nobody mentioned WLB, and Microsoft wins hands down.
    May 6, 2018 3
    • Microsoft / Eng
      hyxxmlr

      Go to company page Microsoft Eng

      hyxxmlr
      @Asdzxc seems that you accepted to give your entire life to the company. Wlf means that if you are passionate you can put that effort into personal growth that does not necesarily need to be measured by a company rank.
      May 6, 2018
    • It's sad to hear new generation of employees not caring about WLB. Im happy with my daily job, but it doesn't define my life. It's a business transaction. I give 30-40 hours a week to Microsoft, in return they give me money to finance the other important stuff I want to do with my life. Never heard someone on their death bed saying "I wish I worked longer hours". If you care about your career, learn to be more efficient with your time, rater than sacrifice your youth for a corporation that doesn't care about you.
      May 6, 2018
  • It really depends on the team, but Microsoft as a company cares more about employees (like better benefits, better campus and more cafes). However, IMO Amazon has unique products which are growing everyday, perhaps better place for your career in long term?
    May 6, 2018 0
  • Microsoft / Eng
    foos ballz

    Go to company page Microsoft Eng

    foos ballz
    I've moved from Microsoft to Amazon recently. Looking forward to more challenging work, motivated co-workers, work proximity, better stock payout/structure, better internal tooling, and LINUX
    May 6, 2018 14