Company: Microsoft
Date: 2010-08-05
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

Slippery Slope
Pros: Microsoft has incredibly bright, talented, and committed people. Microsoft's best asset is its people.
Cons: The slippery slope for Microsoft is using a lay-off tool. Once that door was opened, it now gets used instead of facing the issues that management hasn't made the right business choices. It isn't being used to weed out people who aren't a good fit, instead, it is being used as a quick fix to show bottom line savings.