Company: Microsoft
Date: 2014-04-02
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

A mixed bag
Pros: Good benefits and compensation. Smart, hardworking people who challenge you to do your best
Cons: Work life balance and job satisfaction vary greatly depending on which group you are in. Some jobs are an easy 8-5 and others are 65+ hours a week. They pay the same and have the same career opportunities. Choose wisely. 

Microsoft missed the boat on e-readers, smartphones, and tablets in part because of destructive internal politics. In the last 9 months, the company announced a new business strategy, re-organized the company, acquired Nokia's handset business, and replaced its CEO. It remains to be seen if all of these changes result in a better company, or if they're just change for the sake of change.