Company: Microsoft
Date: 2013-10-10
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

Great company to work for if you can deal with the leadership politics and BS
Pros: Great technologies. Always a follower on the consumer side but they get enterprise customers.
work/life balance isn't bad, depends on the team though
Cons: Review system is the worst ever. Managers are trained to deliver bad reviews despite what they believe. 
Marketing teams are so internally focused. They simply don't care about the end-customer, their focus is on satisfying the leadership team.
Too many females running the US marketing team, lots and lots of drama
Still stuck in the 80s and the fact that MS once ruled the world
Always a follower