Company: Microsoft
Date: 2014-03-06
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Politics are valued more than performances
Pros: Company prestige, acceptable retribution package, decent cafeteria, some opportunities to learn.
Cons: Bad work life balance. Slow decisions and process. Timezone difficulties. Training is insignificant. HR performance management system sucks, it pits peer against peer which generates bitching and politics. Too much politics, does not matter if you are a high performer it matter who you know. If one manager does not like you he/she will make the others dislike you. Outdated management culture: a lot of Managers/ Snr. managers have been in MS for long time and have not been exposed to real world. No long term career opportunity because there is no turnover among higher ranks.