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Hi Microsoft fishes,
Can you please suggest the roles one can get in Microsoft if they are coming from a management consulting background?
My skills are mostly in market research and have very good proficiency in Excel/powerpoint while being a very beginner of python/R.
Total corporate YoE - 4 years.
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I think it depends. I’ve only ever left a place quick-ish, twice. In the first place, the red flags went up on day one when two of us were hired for the same role to see who was the better fit - a reality we discovered before the first day was done. By the end of day 4, we’d both been sexually objectified and by Monday the following week we were both looking for something new. I was gone before my 4months was up. In another location, the company culture seemed OK but the project I was on required collaboration with very hostile external partners. I escalated to the best of my ability but change was not in the cards.
You have to remember, work is kind of like dating - if you have to ask, chances are you already know.
When you know you know. Nothing worse than staying too long
If it is bad prob 1 year, but ideally would try to stay 2. It is also dependent on all else. If the culture is the only thing I don’t like, but I am able to effectively do my job, learn and continue to advance it maybe be a different story. No company is perfect, so it’s also a matter of weighing the pros and cons.
Honestly, culture is huge for me. I cannot do a bad workplace or toxic culture. I start dreading going to work and feel anxious. So I wouldn't stay long. I would be getting the heck out.
Depends on what May gain from the role. Are you learning new skills that you can’t gain as easily through other avenues. Is the culture toxic enough to negatively impact your quality of life?
If you can benefit from the org and it’s not negatively impacting your life then stay to gain those skills. If not, then look to leave. I assume the culture was misrepresented through the interview process which can unfortunately occur to attract talent.
Good luck.
Depends on my role and whether I can influence change. I would sure try my best to make a difference.
When that happened to me I thought I’d give it a year as in the first few months you can’t really assess the full picture and I thought I’d give them a chance. One year went by, and it was still horrible, but at that point I didn’t want something on my resume for one year, so decided to stick it out for one more year. I think if it’s clearly a fit, leave now, as you would just keep postponing it otherwise.
I think our perceptions are on overdrive when we are assessing a company as a new employee. What’s getting your radar up? Can you provide some context? Be sure to pay attention to what you like as well as what you are suspicious of - and give it a minimum of 6 months before arriving at a judgement. Caveat: if it’s just obviously a terrible culture, and there’s nothing they could say or do to assuage your pov, run?
Good question. Couple of thoughts - as a new employee, the lens by which you view your role/company/experience is going to be influenced by your previous experience and norms. It takes some time to acclimate to the new environment and discard the norms you experienced in your last role. What you may see as neutral 6 months from now may currently be seen as negative or positive, based on the fact you’re still trying to put the pieces together. Last thought - explore your company culture outside of your team to better understand if it’s your team that you’re reacting to or the organizational culture. Without knowing that, you may make a decision too hastily with limited data and limited intel. All that said, if you find it’s truly the organizational culture and it doesn’t align with your core values, I would quietly start looking now and soak up the learning and the experience that you have in front of you while you do that. Gone are the days of needing to stay at a place for a long time for resume purposes. Good luck to you!