Company: Microsoft
Date: 2011-09-07
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

Microsoft is going down hill fast.  New review process pushes people to become slackers
Pros: Great work life balance. Access to smart people and cutting edge technology
Cons: Management does not have accountabilities and this flows down to the employees.  New review system encourages people to become slackers.  Working hard will get you a 3 (average).  Working 60+ hours will get you a 2 (above average). Working all the time or sleeping with management will get you a 1 or 1+.  If you do 30-40 hours a week (10-15 of real work) you get a 4.  The only pay difference is a few 1000 per year.  So why work hard any more.  Unless you are willing to sell your soul its not worth the extra 3000 you would get with a 1 (compared to 3).