Company: Microsoft
Date: 2015-03-11
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Great work life balance. Senior Leadership still stuck in the past.
Pros: I spent 7+ years at Microsoft, so obviously couldn't have been too bad! I enjoyed my time there. Work/Life balance was great. My peers were amazing. There was always plenty of money to execute on our plans. And in general, the environment was respectful.
Cons: Satya has the right idea. His vision is spot on. But when it comes to the execution, his generals are falling short of that vision. Rather than the innovation he is committed to, they are too busy protecting their fiefdoms. The result of this is that the people who want to innovate are stifled be the focus being placed on "saluting the flag" instead of being trusted to do what they were hired to do. So if you're young and have ideas... you may want to look elsewhere.