Company: Microsoft
Date: 2015-09-16
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

Great data and advanced technologies
Pros: Working with truly big datasets and ability to use advanced techniques
Cutting edge database/stats tools
Relaxed environment with no deadlines and pressure
Cons: slow-paced, no clear objectives and not goal-oriented - may feel more like a uni environment than a real work
multiple teams doing the same tasks - which leads to internal competition and politics rather than focusing on external clients
too many layers of management
most project don't lead to any noticeable impact and don't align with company strategy - the emphasis is on 'PR' aspect to make the manager/team look good (you spend far more time on presenting/ improving the power point slides than actual analysis or work)