
It's bizarre how a monstrosity like Microsoft can chew through people no matter how good they are. I personally (well, through Internet) know some Microsoft employees who are very good at programming individually. But it seems like either there are fewer and fewer of them in the company, or the non-technical side of microsoft became so incredibly Kafkaesque that it's simply impossible to fix it even if you are good at your job. My team leading experience is all with very small teams, so I don't know what it is to manage huge departments. I'd really like to read or listen to some good insights of why rot like this even happens. Like, I have some ideas of course, but it's always better to talk with hands-on people.



