Company: Microsoft
Date: 2008-06-11
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

Microsoft is a very good place to work
Pros: Incredible benefits; stability; ability to impact the industry and the world through great (or not so great) products; rewards vary by group, but if you're in a good group, there is substantial upside in total compensation (salary + commission + bonus + stock awards + spot bonuses + contests); working in the U S Field is much different than working at corporate in Redmond (pros and cons)
Cons: long hours; work life balance is hard to maintain; Microsoft lacks focus; politics can be brutal, particularly at corporate hq in Redmond; quality of many recent products has slipped; Microsoft still often viewed as "evil empire" (sometimes justified)