Company: Microsoft
Date: 2008-06-11
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

Happy Microsoftee with minor gripes
Pros: The ability to be on the bleeding edge and making a difference as the leaders in the technology field is super cool.  I love the fact im the first to play with the technology that i am doing.  Microsoft benefits are unparallelled and the pay is extremely competitive with the field.
Cons: I live in Seattle and the commute to the Redmond main campus is a headache every day.  I do work from the South Lake Union Touchdown spot which is great for "west side" employees.  Microsoft has been slower to respond to market changes due to politics.  If the employees think more of Microsoft as a whole, it can lead to us regaining our innovative edge.  We hire A type employees which is great but this can also lead to a lot of egos.