For the most part, employees who are unhappy at Microsoft will leave. From what I've seen, Microsoft employees have no trouble finding jobs at places like Google, Amazon or Facebook -- even those who I don't consider especially desirable as employees.
For the rest of us, we're mostly focused on shipping whatever it is that we're working on.
Thanks for sharing. Having gone back to student life, but with prior experience working for larger companies, I guess you can't really worry about C-level stuff because it's out of your control. Good advice on staying focused on what you're doing until something affects you directly.
How long have you been there, and how would you compare it to other places you've worked at? No need to disclose specifics.
For the rest of us, we're mostly focused on shipping whatever it is that we're working on.