Company: Microsoft
Date: 2013-09-06
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Fantastic research-driven workplace where you will be surrounded by smart, friendly coworkers
Pros: Researchers here work much like they would in academia on self-directed projects.
Colleagues are smart and able to offer insightful feedback.
The facilities are lovely and well-appointed.
Pay is generous; vacation time and benefits are more than adequate.
Cons: There are very few cons to working at MSR. 
I worked as a doctoral intern and I was disappointed that there were not more opportunities to be hired full-time upon finishing my degree.