Company: Microsoft
Date: 2012-02-28
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former

Diverse people and international exposure
Pros: 1. Dealing with very smart people
2. Benefits are very good
3. Mature organization, with mid-management getting better
4. Lots of possibilities for lateral movement (Consumer, Commercial, Different Product Groups, Subsidiaries)
5.
Cons: 1. Not exactly a "School" for people starting their careers
2. Very far from being a  learning organization. mKeep repeating the same mistakes, over and over.
3. Sometimes smart people are arrogant and egocentric. This is reflected in most of the products and services, but specially in licensing.
4. Distant from reality, creating own gravity around itself