Company: Microsoft
Date: 2015-11-05
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Senior

Great place to work, but APJ has some issues
Pros: Having worked in both Redmond and APJ, I can say that the culture in Redmond is much better.  More training, more competent people, less eager to trample you on their way up, and work-life balance in Redmond is just better.
Cons: More nose-to-the-grindstone in APJ, with less time for home, family.  Obviously much more sales-driven in the region that at HQ, but this carries over to winning the sale at all costs, and little focus on selling what the customer actually needs.