Company: Microsoft
Date: 2011-05-31
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current

Good experience, but not enough recognition or feedback for job performance
Pros: Benefits; self service resources; library; employee discounts for company products; good learning opportunities
Cons: Inexperienced management and company doesn't value management skills in people development which results in continued poor management and employee performance is affected. New employee compensation has reduced company ownership indicating that Microsoft is not as invested in keeping their employees long term. This view is specifically indicated by the recent (April 2011) memo of changing performance compensation to include less stock awards (long term valuation) in lieu of increased cash payment (a short term valuation).