Pros

Resource and investment for doing big things. Smart people work there. Diversity of opportunities within one company. Great benefits and a strong diverse culture.

Cons

The process for making decision is bogged down in long planning cycles and insufficient time to see organizational change actually happen. The focus on promotion and performance is focused on communications style and not results. There is spoken concern for the employee, but little representation in the employee satisfaction driven by those who are promoted.

Advice to Senior Management

Management needs to focus on understanding what is going on by listening to employees. most biz review processes are headlines that make the speaker look good and do not impart the understanding needed to make strategic decision. Unlike when i joined, mgmt is not interested in their businesses any more and focused more on what is happening above them, so they can get promoted. In addition, the review process, the lay-offs and most any other part of the msft process for managing employees, makes employees fear for their jobs. this needs to change. Finally, next time you choose to lay-off people, make it matter. 5% was not enough to impact bottom line, trickling it out of 12 months only deepened the negative impact on all employees morale and their trust of the company.