Company: Microsoft
Date: 2016-01-08
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former

Defensive and unsupportive work climate
Pros: - Some people who don't care about changing things and are ok with the antagonistic, competitive culture view this as a safe job for many years to come that offers security and some good benefits
Cons: - No interest in challenging the status quo / innovation. If you mention the elephant in the room you get to take it home. (As in, if you mention a problem you become the problem and your manager is unlikely to support you.
- The review system forces managers to give negative reviews to a fixed percentage of their team, whether they deserve it or not. People are being calibrated against each other, which fosters and atmosphere of defensiveness, competitiveness and withholding of support