Company: Microsoft
Date: 2015-04-15
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Run away as fast as you can ! Even from the temptation of an L65 gig !
Pros: New visionary CEO and the big name that goes with the company althou it could sometimes be a liability
Cons: Nothing has changed from the Ballmer days ( Have had two stints , one under each ). All the old practices that made this place horrible still very much exist but with a new name and nomenclature ( annual review vs connect ) .  People in the management roles have no clue as to how to compete in the new SaaS world and instead look for opportunities to blame rank and file for their inefficiencies . Examples include not being able to hire sales folks even into Q4 of the year and still blame  folks for not making number . Make partnerships with your competitors (aka SFDC) and expect you to sell against them taking away your only perceived advantage in terms of product integrations .  Cheapness in price is the only thing left as a strategy . Some of the offers are as ridiculous as $1/usr/month of CRM license against SFDC $65 and that intimidates customers because you only give away a "cheap" product that cheap . No pun intended !