Comment MS Reality Check (Score 1) 375
MS has inflated salaries for the last ten years at least - paying above and beyond market for people with mid-level skills.
There is definitely a shortage of highly-skilled engineers who can develop great consumer-facing products - and MS has helped create a market (along with a variety of others) where because you can be over-paid and under-skilled most people aren't developing the level of knowledge and skill set that companies need now.
Microsoft's employee performance evaluation scale is 1-5: most are 3s (meets minimum requirements) and less than 10% are 5s (exceeds all performance expectations and has "rescued" projects). Does a 3 deserve a $90k salary and 5% increase annually? Would you hire one?
There is definitely a shortage of highly-skilled engineers who can develop great consumer-facing products - and MS has helped create a market (along with a variety of others) where because you can be over-paid and under-skilled most people aren't developing the level of knowledge and skill set that companies need now.
Microsoft's employee performance evaluation scale is 1-5: most are 3s (meets minimum requirements) and less than 10% are 5s (exceeds all performance expectations and has "rescued" projects). Does a 3 deserve a $90k salary and 5% increase annually? Would you hire one?
