Why She Quit Her $300,000 Microsoft Job
Автор: Maddy Zhang
Загружено: 2025-07-20
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Why did she quit her 6-figure Microsoft software engineering job? In this video, I chat with Pooja ( / @poojadutt , who just left her role as a software engineer at Microsoft.
We cover:
her journey in Microsoft
the real reasons why she decided to leave
what she’s up to now (hint: it’s super exciting and in a new country!)
👋 about me
I’m Maddy, a senior software engineer (prev. at Google), with prior internships at Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, IBM, and Amazon. Sharing my journey here - thanks for watching 🤍
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📖 timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:07 What did you do at Microsoft? What are you up to now?
1:42 Why would you leave Microsoft?
3:19 Was it hard to decide to leave?
4:21 Did your Microsoft experience match your initial expectations?
5:44 If you got a big tech offer in Greece, would you take it?
6:35 What AI apps have you built, and what is your favorite so far?
7:36 What is one thing you would change about your Microsoft career?
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