Company: Microsoft
Date: 2018-02-09
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Bad work life balance
Pros: Very competitive salary - above industry standard - very smart people
Cons: poor work life balance - abominably early start for 24/7 coverage at 6am - for 10 hour shift - 4 days on - 3 days off - suits a single lifestyle or someone with no kids... very high pressure - culture of being afraid to ask any questions (in case not being seen as super technical) which breeds somewhat of a culture of nervousness - loads of managers in hierarchical format - each covering his own behind and kissing the guy up the chains behind as well - all power wielded in Redmond - middle managers tend to micromanage - and woe betide if you mess up (as if they never would) experts at covering their behinds and playing the game of  politics generally - eyeing the guy above him's position with envy and desire...