Company: Microsoft
Date: 2013-12-03
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Microsoft Tragedy 2014: The fall of a good but not preeminently good company because of flawed leadership
Pros: - Good compensation relative to hours worked (vs Amazon)
- Ample team and company resources to enable people to execute
- R&D develops innovative technology
Cons: - Weak leadership, executive infighting and jockeying
- Risk adverse environment prevents bold risks and confident execution.  R&D work is no good if you don't monetize it... and we didn't even develop Kinnect, so don't take credit for Prime Sense's work.
- We have more in common with Blackberry and Barnes & Noble than our competitors.
- All the smart people have or are leaving.  Just look at the number of GMs applying to local SMB tech companies as we speak.  (I am already planning my own route out after a decade!)