Company: Microsoft
Date: 2011-04-21
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

A good job, an average place for a career.
Pros: Great benefits package, great internal network of technology sharing, a welcoming and mellow work environment that is suitable for folks with families and slow paced lifestyles.
Cons: Salaries not competitive when compared to the rest of the industry (especially the Bay Area). Poor decision making from upper management. Close-mindedness towards new ideas and moving beyond what worked in the past and doesn't anymore. Very slow career growth. Extremely bureaucratic. More time spent on internal politics than on making great products or understanding the customer.