Company: Microsoft
Date: 2017-07-17
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Changing... for the worse
Pros: Lots of scope, lots of variety -- in my 15 years in the company I've worked in widely different divisions, on very different products.
Cons: Some of the focus on individual growth has lessened in the last few years. Managers with span of control of 15-20 are not uncommon; at that point it's impossible to provide good career guidance. Growth tools like mylearning and mentor have gotten scaled back to the nub. Instead of in-person classes taught by Wintellect we're now told to use the company-wide Pluralsight subscription for self-learning -- not the same thing at all.