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Microsoft eliminating PM role

PM = product and program Engineering managers will take on PM responsibility This is hot news coming from an SLT meeting today.

Dell nthinmatrs Apr 23

Company wide?

Microsoft rajkuma OP Apr 23

Starting with Azure cloud division and then to others. Expect a few HR/business update invites

Dell nthinmatrs Apr 23

Who brings in business acumen then?

Microsoft aliabhatt Apr 23

Wtf

Microsoft rajkuma OP Apr 23

Came right off the press today. Get ready

Remitly šŸ˜PlatformšŸ˜ Apr 23

Iā€™ll take: Things that didnā€™t happen for $peanut

PwC mkoo Apr 23

bit confused here. I expected new PM to not include product but it still does? so what part of PM responsibilities EMs taking?

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VMware Tjg55H Apr 23

Satya got rid of SDETs soon after he became CEO. Many were laid off and the remaining ones had to convert to SDE or leave. Not sure if PMs can convert to SDE since most were useless.

Zapier RPT123 Apr 23

I've worked with a lot of great EMs and a lot of great PMs but rarely folks who excel at both sides

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glhhfs Apr 23

PMs work?

Microsoft tuglaqq Apr 23

PMs are powerful gangster syndicate at microsoft. They will never be eliminated. They hold too much power.

Google fhytr Apr 23

So Indian EMs going to take over now?

Microsoft tuglaqq Apr 23

1. pm and em are different roles. 2. Now?? As if thats not already the case.

Google fhytr Apr 23

EMs lack product vision and simply play politics by bloating orgs, PIP etc. bad move by MSFT

Microsoft tasrt Apr 23

Troll?

ex-Dell (..,- Apr 23

Op, more layoffs comin

Microsoft lifegoal Apr 23

What needs to be done? When will it be done? Ok let me put that in a presentation