Company: Microsoft
Date: 2015-06-29
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current

Not exactly what I expected
Pros: Good pay, great benefits, fun atmosphere if you're not in a professional role
Cons: Not sure where all of the work-life balance comments are coming from because my experience is the opposite.  Unprofessional work environment, doesn't matter how high of a quality job you do- they only reward the people who fluff and kiss up to them.  It is one giant PR campaign.  If you are in retail thinking you can use it as a stepping stone to corporate think again. The odds aren't in your favor.  Unreasonable expectations without the resources to attain them, changing work load with constant "stretch" assignments, no one knows what is going on and everyone is afraid to give you an answer because they don't know if it's right.  It reminds me of being passed around on an 800 support line except it's your own internal company.  Absolutely no autonomy.