Company: Microsoft
Date: 2014-09-17
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

It's about the politics not what you do
Pros: I made a huge international network that I continue to use daily. Time off for babies was fine, and I liked that it could be extended so as to add up to 12 weeks (paid and unpaid).
Cons: I hated the politics. People had very sharp elbows and wouldn't hesitate to run you under the bus. The new "generation"  may have had some strengths, but were not doers. They came in around 2003-2004 and hired out everything to contractors, leaving very little subject matter expertise...