How's working at Microsoft w. a family post-Nadella?
I'm a 7 year Amazonian contemplating a move to Microsoft for three primary reasons: better benefits & work-life balance without a total comp hit. My current organization has a reputation for not being a place where you can have a family and a successful career, but that feels true for most of Amazon. My team has been hemorrhaging good performers to Google and MSFT for the last 12 months, mostly to Cloud Platform and Azure, and they're trying to convince me to join them. The perks at Google are nice, but not important and designed to keep you at work as long as possible. I have an infant and a wife that also works full-time, so I'm not really considering Google.
(Note: Not interested in hearing from jaded MSFT lifers, or former MSFTies who left before the stack-ranking annual review process changed. Your opinions are valid, but probably not helpful.)
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Amazon does employ a handful of people, so obviously your mileage may vary (like any large company).
I do hate the cut throat aspect of amazon and can’t blame you if you want to leave that behind. I hate knowing that me being successful means someone I work with everyday is getting fired.
This reads like you’re interested solely in positive experiences. Probably not the best approach.
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