Company: Microsoft
Date: 2012-12-31
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

Losing our passion to bureaucracy
Pros: A job that appeals to "A-types".  Beginning to look at competitive salary compensation now.  Lots of different jobs to try out once you are in. Free soft drinks!
Cons: MS is becoming stagnant and promotions are becoming more and more difficult as each year passes particularly in the core groups like Windows and Office.  If you are not an overachiever, prepare to be quickly filtered out.  Work life balance is becoming an increasing problem as consolidation of resources continues at an alarming rate. MS had a medical plan that was top in the PNW up to 2012 but thanks to "Obamacare", has joined the "meh" category.