Microsoft Employee Review

Current Employee – been working at Microsoft full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – • Solid products / scale customer base…this is not startup land
• Smart people – great environment for professional growth
• Good compensation / great overtime…not the place to get rich quick but very good after five(ish) years
• The best in enterprise / getting into the fight (finally) in consumer
• Very serious about design, cloud services, and devices

Cons – • Microsoft’s org structure and software licensing legacy make strategy very hard
• The whole reinvention thing can be frustrating if ambiguity bugs you
• Comp package is just ok to start – gets good after five or so years
• No cool factor, but you’ll have to do a startup for that

Advice to Senior Management – • It’s taken far too long to get moving on a consumer strategy but we are landing one now…so drive, drive, drive!
• You have a ton of good will with employees. We love Microsoft and are ready to stretch. You can count on us…so please do that
• Stop worrying about the review system. All review systems suck, so does ours but at least we understand how to deal with it

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company