Company: Microsoft
Date: 2009-12-21
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

It's hard to watch ....
Pros: There was a time when one could truly change the world while working at Microsoft.  There was (and still can be) a purpose in the work.  The people are great, the benefits are even better.
Cons: It's hard to get things done because the company is so large.  There are many people that seem more interested in building their empire.  There is also a culture of "appear smart", it would be humorous if it wasn't so ridiculous.  Pick your division, it's amazing the number of "smart" people running divisions that are not performing as well as they should.  However, there will continue to be the mind-numbing strategy review, mid-year review, prssm, wssm, target setting, budget review.