Company: Microsoft
Date: 2016-02-08
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Working in a small country subsidiary is not as great as the bigger subsidiaries or Corp.
Pros: - Technology specific roles are always working with the latest and greatest software, there are always changes to look forward to from year to year
- Always equipped with the latest MSFT OS and software
- Hardware refresh cycle is 3 years, quick exceptions here and there, you are always provided with the right tools
- Lateral career moves are encouraged and provide good upwards mobility
- Compensation is good, in comparison with local IT vendors
- Work life balance is easily manageable, working remotely is normal
Cons: - Vertical career progress is excruciatingly slow
- Customer facing roles have to deal with unrealistic expectations of themselves and the company offerings due to the price of doing MSFT business vs the regional business market
- It always feels like you're working in a small subsidiary and rarely feels like you're part of a giant corporation
- There are way too many processes and procedures surrounding work
- Stack ranking is officially dead but still exists in the afterlife