Company: Microsoft
Date: 2010-07-09
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former

Because of being a Monopoly they have behave differently than a typical software company
Pros: Stable, treat thier employees fairly, great benefits, good work/life balance, room for advancement, pay is reasonable.
Cons: Make decisions based on politics rather than sound business reasons
Promote people who are better at manipulating spreadsheets than being professional sales people/managers
Dulls your sales skills as customer and solution selling are de-emphasized because there is little flexibility in the solutions they offer
Only innovate when they are forced to by the competition
Caliber of talent tends to be low in management