Company: Microsoft
Date: 2009-04-17
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: former

Good place to start your career.
Pros: It's a great company, and great for your resume. 
The opportunity to do something with lots of impact is fantastic. 
Great pay and benefits.
Lots of smart people from all over.
Company picnic is also great for the family.
Some teams have too  much process.
The entertainment team, where I work, is pretty good.  
It's great to start your career here, work for 5 years or so, and go off to start your business.
Cons: Some managers are not so good, and should be IC's.  Benefits have declined over the years.  Recession has hit some teams pretty hard.  The Christmas party for my team was canceled.