Company: Microsoft
Date: 2011-08-18
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

Sadly, it's not the company it once was...
Pros: Great benefits!
Microsoft Research is doing some really deep thinking in exciting areas
There are still smart people in the product groups (forget about HR, Support, etc)
Cons: It's become a huge bureaucracy...
The focus is on pleasing the shareholders (& wallstreet) instead of the customer.
The "always be growing or get out" mentality pushes out good people who are happy at their current level -- to get ahead you have to sacrifice your personal life.