Company: Microsoft
Date: 2010-07-23
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former

Great benefits, okay pay, terrible politics
Pros: Excellent health insurance with no deductible, no copays, no employee contribution.
401k match is pretty good, and they have good investment options in the 401k plan too.
Having Microsoft on your resume should help get another job later.
Cons: Promotions, raises, and other recognition are based ENTIRELY on company politics. You are in competition with your peers to avoid the dreaded "10%" rating, which makes you a leper. You cannot expect to learn about this from management, but have to learn it the hard way.