Company: Microsoft
Date: 2015-11-02
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

The company to bet on
Pros: Compensation is very good. In fact, it is way better than what my friends are drawing at Google (One of the reasons for Google's lower compensation is that in most cases, Google under-hires. At least, it is true for lateral-hires at Hyderabad). Work life balance is great and everyone seems to respect your life beyond work. The work is not bad, and it's not rocket science either. There's a new enthusiasm in the company since Satya has become the CEO. There are plenty of career opportunities and it's very easy to switch teams.
Cons: Although the company has become open to new technologies, it is still deeply invested in Microsoft specific technologies. There's a lot of scope for adoption of newer, better tech.