Company: Microsoft
Date: 2016-06-10
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Senior

Solutions specialist
Pros: Always thriving, fast paced, high bar to reach, excellent tools (technology) and great resources to get your job done. Several new jobs to consider annually as you grow your career path within the company. Excellent colleagues who are mostly smart and fast. Lots of A-type afraid of failure people to work alongside. Bad eggs don't generally last.
Cons: Stack ranking is officially gone, but it's really not. Still evaluated against your peers Vs. your own commitments against results. Company seems to be flushing out the senior (expensive) talent who exceeds quota in favor of junior (cheaper) talent who lacks track record of experience and success. Not sure if this is real or imagined but it's what I keep hearing as I network my departure. As with any company, lots of internal politics get in the way of success. Heavy on the process, too.