Microsoft Reviews in San Francisco, CA Area

Pros

Money, prestige. And it makes for a great feather on you resume. And at least back in the day the stock compensation was terrific.

Cons

Giant corporation that moves exceedingly slowly. You'll also be a cog in a giant machine. Plus with all those moving parts going into each software release, it takes an inordinate amount of time to go from project start to finish.

Advice to Senior Management

Find a way to adopt a much more flexible approach to development.

Pros

Incredible benefits, equitable compensation, opportunity for mobility within the company.

Cons

I'd like to see a better work life balance encouraged.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay more attention to people at all levels, including asking them for advice.

Pros

The salary is good, the benefits, and the culture is relaxed. Everyone seems like they want you to succeed at work.

Cons

I don't have any cons to mention currently.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work.

Pros

The best thing about this place for me is the very huge breadth of opportunities that are available to me here.

Cons

I imagine this is a common complaint, but the size of the company makes it difficult to get things done here.

Advice to Senior Management

More communication is always good!

Pros

You have the ability to advance vertically or laterally. You can virtually do anything you wish within the company.

Cons

As with big companies like this, it can be bureaucratic here, and management communicates changes after they have already been made.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to and empower the account management team as they are the closest to the customer.

Pros

There are great benefits here and there is good compensation, good growth opportunities for career advancement, and lots of recognition.

Cons

A negative thing is that we definitely need a lot more organic food choices in the cafeteria here in general.

Advice to Senior Management

Make management tighter, and put more organic food in the cafeteria.

Pros

There are great benefits here and there is good compensation, good growth opportunities for career advancement, and lots of recognition.

Cons

A negative thing is that we definitely need a lot more organic food choices in the cafeteria here in general.

Advice to Senior Management

Make management tighter, and put more organic food in the cafeteria.

Pros

Microsoft is their own banker. The insurance benefits here are great, there are mobile career opportunities, and good creature comforts.

Cons

It's a "con" that Microsoft is so incredibly beauracratic, and it's to be expected that this place is highly competitive.

Advice to Senior Management

None

Pros

There is no doubt at all that here we work on software that impacts millions of people around the world.

Cons

The big negative thing about working at a place like Microsoft is definitely that it is a really big company.

Advice to Senior Management

None

Pros

You have many different opportunities and technolongies to explore within the company. Since it is global, you have a major impact on people thoughout the world. It is a large enough company that you can try many different jobs.

Cons

I have no cons to mention.

Advice to Senior Management

None