Company: Microsoft
Date: 2010-01-10
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Pressure on Field Resources
Pros: Microsoft has some of the smartest people in the industry, and working with such intelligent and motivated people every day has a positive impact on your own abilities and intelligence.  The company has access to a wealth of internal resources and the capital to make industry-changing investments.  Also, the health benefits are the best I have ever had.
Cons: The company has grown very large, and its products compete in so many areas, that representing any of them at the field level in any depth is extremely difficult.  Also, as the company continues to mature its sales processes and become more of a sales culture, more and more time is spent on internal-facing activities which leaves less time for active selling in the field.