Company: Microsoft
Date: 2012-01-29
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: current

Passionate and smart coworkers keep me motivated at Microsoft.
Pros: Microsoft believes in its people and takes a clear stand on political issues relevant to its employees.  The corporate philanthropy policies with matching gifts and volunteer time cash donations are exceptional and make me proud to work here.
Cons: Microsoft for years has been unable to shake its "uncool" reputation compared to Facebook, Google, and Apple.  New synergies, visible in the metro UI standard being shared across products, is starting to bring the cool back to Microsoft.