Company: Microsoft
Date: 2017-04-18
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Recruiting is a 'black hole.'
Pros: As an FTE, the benefits were great.  The people you get to work with are great.  The projects you get to work on are impactful and interesting.
Cons: Since the 2008 layoffs, which had nothing to do with performance, I receive no callbacks when submitting resumes for positions I am qualified for.  Changes to the vendor policies have made it difficult to make a stable living at Microsoft.  People don't feel as if their performance will increase their chance of keeping their job.