Company: Microsoft
Date: 2014-10-22
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Lots of fun but there's emphasis on sales .
Pros: Great starting pay for entry level retail positions. Great retail team. Good benefits even for part time job. Flexible management team. Bonus pay if store makes high sales. They pay for some college classes if it benefits Microsoft. 10% employee discount, At&t/Verizon discount, Lenovo discounts and a employee store portal.
Cons: There's push for sales in kiosk stores. Monthly reviews for entry level employees are based on sales/attach rates while customer assistance and contributions to the store are rarely in the review. Management team can get stressed when not making store sales goals especially in kiosk stores since the end goal is to convert in to an actual store. Transfers between stores and/or promotions require going through the entire interview process.