Company: Microsoft
Date: 2014-08-31
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

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Pros: In July 2014, Microsoft has announced plans to lay off 18,000 employees. Microsoft employed 127,104 people as of June 5, 2014, making this about a 14 percent reduction of its workforce as the biggest Microsoft lay off ever.
Cons: Ease of use, stability, and security of the company's software are common targets for critics. More recently, Trojan horses and other exploits have plagued numerous users due to faults in the security of Microsoft Windows and other programs.