Microsoft always a safe bet?

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I've always wanted to work for a Microsoft and been looking at roles and considering applying (cloud pre-sales, ATS/ETL, CSA, etc type roles).&nbsp; With them having recently just cut some jobs and announced thinning their open positions, any reason to think I should hold off?&nbsp; Or still take a swing and just let the process do it's thing and if I find a good role and it's still listed keep following the dream?

Yonrkvtjcesibdub · Accepted Answer

Always apply if you have the bandwidth. You have nothing to lose and all to gain. Don’t let your ego get in the way of an opportunity

traceport · Answer

Just do it, make this decision when you have the offer in hand

adorable · Answer

Yes. It's a solid company and a great time to get a job.
  The recession cuts off any of the riff-raff - unnecessary hires that were around for projects starting up, etc. Other companies are pulling back, cutting projects, so those extra staff aren't needed anymore, so cut.
  But their core businesses are solid - Cloud, Xbox, Office, Windows - and a 'basic necessity' like water or gas to worldwide businesses today and tomorrow, so like the cemetary, the only way they'll head is up with more growth over the decades.
  It's also good for the long-run given their nice family/work-life balance/etc vs startups that might just work you to the bones and toss you out (eg. Coinbase, by email even).
 You're also positioning for lateral moves to other top-dog companies, too. eg. Jumping from "I've never heard of this company" to a Fortune 100 can be tougher than going from Microsoft to Google to Amazon to etc, simply because you have a ton of competing applicants with 'top dog, past jobs', so how do you stand out?

89y1hunifha72 · Answer

Well, based on the 150 engineers just laid off, I'd say its no safer than any other company at this point.

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