Great Company but not Inside Sales
Pros
Microsoft is hands down the best company I worked with when it comes to culture and embracing growth mindset. Everyone at the company is super helpful and approachable and you do learn a lot. This is not true in Inside Sales though. I would recommend joining Microsoft over any other company but not Inside Sales.
Cons
Can you guys do me a favour and please upvote this if you agree with me? I don't care about upvotes, I just want Microsoft to realize that the majority of people are on the same page when HR read those reviews. Coming from someone who has tried several roles at Microsoft, I think I am more than qualified to talk about my Inside Sales experience and how it compares to other roles. 1. The pay is a JOKE: Look, Dublin is in a SERIOUS SERIOUS housing crisis, which means that the salary you give is terrible based on what the living costs are. I can't believe a company like Microsoft gives those kinds of salaries in such an expensive city. But of course, who cares? The managers are at least above level 62 which means that they are super comfortable so why would they care? I'm not the first person who's mentioning the low salary. You need to revise this carefully and AT LEAST give a housing allowance. There is no budget is IMHO, a way to say: 'I am just not bothered to fight for this'. Of course there is no budget, do you think that upper management are just going to embrace us with their kindness and decide to raise salaries or give housing allowance without us fighting for it? 2. Inside Sales at Microsoft is a 'hire anyone' philosophy. If you are expecting to work with talented and driven people, then look elsewhere. In my previous roles, I was working with super talented people because getting into those roles means that you have a lot to offer. In Inside Sales, they literally hire anyone. This is not a knock on the people I work with, it's just the fact that working at Microsoft comes with the expectation that you will work with talented people, which is true for other roles, but not Inside Sales. 3. Visibility bubble: If you are smashing your numbers, I get it - you earned that visibility. But stop ccing managers whenever you breath. 99% of initiatives are pointless and add ZERO value. Upper management have no clue about the ins and outs of the job so they reward those with a lot of initiatives. I CANT stand this. I used to be a customer engineer at Microsoft and unless my initiatives bring clear measurable results, then they are pointless. 4. Management: Guys, trust me when I say this. If you are at Inside Sales, you did not experience the Microsoft management philosophy. I worked with amazing managers in other organizations. So Microsoft, do yourself a favour and just get rid of all Inside Sales managers. How on earth do you become a manager if: You have zero empathy, you have no clue or even desire to understand the ins and outs of the job, you are a terrible communicator, and you have no clue how to inspire a team. Why are you a manager? To read some Power BI reports and approve vacations? Someone just please tell me. Maybe I am missing something.
