Company: Microsoft
Date: 2010-01-03
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Creativity Farmed Out
Pros: Great benefits, flexible environment, learning opportunities across the company.
Cons: Regardless of title, most roles at Microsoft are essentially project management, with all creative work given to other companies to complete for Microsoft on a per-project basis. Middle management focuses almost exclusively on "playing the system" for bonuses and position advancement, but there is little focus on customers. There is no accountability for the long-term effects (successes or failures) of projects as most employees change roles and groups frequently and everything is tied to a single fiscal year.