Company: Microsoft
Date: 2017-05-15
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Business Sales Lead
Pros: Full Time Employee should expect industry competitive compensation however there is a yawning chasm between their package and that of contract staff. Technological insights are shared and made available for all those willing to develop themselves via the company inttanet and company driven trainings are standard for Full Time Employees and taken very seriously.
Cons: The Culture within the organization is rather abrasive and will be a rude shock for people who have worked in European companies or companies with a more people focused approach to overall personnel management. The "sales numbers" are clearly more important than the people assets and this is evident in the management to staff interactions and has resulted in staff seeing throwing their peers under the proverbial bus as a way to make themselves look better as opposed to actually striving to improve themselves. There is also a strong sense of insincerity amongst "colleagues" and leadership making for a very "surface" type relationship within the organization.