Company: Microsoft
Date: 2010-10-17
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

Just an ordinary place to work
Pros: a. Smart people.
b. Lots of resources for, say, computers or other equipments.
c. Very visible, everyone knows about Microsoft.
Cons: a. Compensation is below average.
b. Layoffs are always looming. If you're over 40 years old be very affraid.
c. Review system is just another name for "friendship ranking".
d. Constant reorgs mean constant resets of career paths.
e. Now with benefits downgrading (medical benefits will have deductibles, just like any other), MS became even more ordinary.
f. Flat stock price.
g. There are smart people in other companies.