Company: Microsoft
Date: 2019-04-24
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Datacenter Technician - Somewhere to start
Pros: Great A++ benefits.  Average pay for technician role.  Easy going environment.  Lots of free things offered to grow your knowledge base, such as free Microsoft vouchers and access to ebooks.  I would return to Microsoft for a  job but probably not at the datacenter.
Cons: A technician is all hardware based, no skill in OS or Networking required and achieving a higher up position in these fields is nigh impossible as the administrators/junior engineers are outsourced to India. 
 
People that move up are typically those who are self-serving and lacking empathy.  It's all about playing politics.

There currently isn't adequate staffing for a 24/7 site.  If you want overtime  you'll get it.