Post by Bernardo Asbun

Microsoft spent a decade transforming its culture. Killed stack ranking. Adopted growth mindset. Broke down silos. For years, it worked. The topics Nadella set out to fix — Organization & Process, Leadership, Culture — all improved steadily. Then 2022 hit. Within roughly 18 months, Microsoft absorbed three major shocks: mass layoffs, the Activision integration, and an AI pivot that reshaped the company. The pattern changed fast: → Organization & Process: now the worst sentiment in the Mag 7 → Leadership: reversed a full decade of gains → Culture: eroded sharply Meanwhile, Pay, Flexibility, and Work-Life Balance barely moved. The transactional experience held up. The structural experience did not. This is not just about isolated complaints or temporary friction. It is what employer brand looks like when transformation meets shock. Microsoft is a useful test case because the company had already done so much right. Culture change is easy to praise in calm periods. The real question is whether it survives shock. 📊 Analysis based on publicly available Glassdoor review data. #𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 #𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 #EmployeeExperience