Company: Microsoft
Date: 2013-02-15
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Be inspired ot innovate, but don't build a cheap alternative to a big budget initiative
Pros: A lot of leeway to define your objectives and commitments and make decisions about where you spend your energies on a daily basis.  Most of your immediate co-workers are very intelligent and are as equally inspired as you are, which becomes your primary motivator for staying.
Cons: Middle managment (Director to GM) is extremely prideful.  Most managers achieve their roles by boys club association and by burying the achievements of those below them.  Find and build an inexpensive alternative to a big budget initiative a GM has championed and you'll find yourself rated low.