Company: Microsoft
Date: 2009-04-11
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

Pro's and Con's with any company
Pros: The benefits at Microsoft are very well outlined in all reviews.  
1) The employees are extremely smart
2) I have yet to meet another employee who doesn't pull his or her weight.  This is not the case at other companies I've worked at.
3) Recognition is really good within my group.  I've read comments that this isn't always the case but I haven't encountered it.
4) The benefits are absolutely amazing
Cons: Some personality types including mine may not fit in well at Microsoft.  I personally thrive in an environment that is very collaborative.  Microsoft has a lot of competition between the teams and thy do not always play nicely together.  I've encountered situations where managers lose sight of the business to prove a personal point.
Within my group the work life balance is poor.  I'm expected to be available anywhere fromm 7 am to 10 PM to attend meetings with other parts of the world.  I'm certainly willing to do what is nececssary to get the job done but I feel as though I've lost my sense of personal time.