Company: Microsoft
Date: 2011-10-27
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Was a great place to work 5-10 years ago, management and company have lost edge, but still a pretty good place to work.
Pros: If you have a large family the benfits are fantastic, especially medical, dental, vision, etc.    A lot of very smart people, most are open, friendly and helpful.  You are given very specific goals and a lot of lattitude on how you go about achieving them.
Cons: Having worked at Microsoft for 12 years in U.S. Field Sales, I saw a big upswing in employee turnover in recent years.  Since KT took over the shift has been back to low cost of sale, very specialized product sales roles focused on quarter to quarter revenue attainment.  Most managers drive business from a spreadsheet, spending less time with customers and employees.  Very complex compensation miodel.  I think this can turn around, but right now it's not a happy place to be selling.  They need to promote some diversity, not just Type-A spreadsheet jockey's on Red Bull...