Microsoft – “Excellent training- great benefits, but not innovators- bogged down by politics, multiple mandates that can distract.”

Pros

Excellent benefits- transport, healthcare, work from home, cafeteria
Training- numerous great training sessions on messaging, positioning and options to expand

Cons

Slow product cycles do not keep up with Industry- 2-3 year product cycle means that the pace of innovation and progression is very slow
Laggards and awareness of broader indusrty is low- Sometime you feel that they don't pay attention to important trends in the industry that will bite them in the long term.

Advice to Senior Management

Balmer needs to go and introduce a CEO who can manage this behemoth- the only other suggestion would be split the company into atleast 3 pieces- Windows, Office & Entertainment and Devices.