Company: Microsoft
Date: 2008-07-16
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

It's all about balance
Pros: While you may well be a small cog in a big wheel, being part of a big wheel means having an opportunity to crush the competition. There are few companies where you truly have an opportunity to make a difference, win and win big. Microsoft is clearly such a company.
Cons: Too big. Too bueracratic. Too slow. Great base pay and the stock grant is nice, but unless you are a very senior management, the days of making your first million after 5 years of service (heck, 10 years of service these days) are long since gone; lots of work for a salary with little upside is not what most techies have in mind.