Microsoft reviews

Very competitive environment and hard to trust others intentions – everyone is looking to advance through the fight or flight environment Management is so stale and not capable of being good leaders (not current in skills or knowledge) No longer an entrepreneurial spirit or environment Many better workplaces but if you just need a paycheck, then this could be your place Your experience will be 100% dictated by the competency and fairness of your manager. So many people are bailing out of Microsoft that the morale is HORRIBLE. Try to obtain employment with other companies first.

Over the years Microsoft has really scaled back on every front. Office politics are extremely high. Lots of people put into management positions that can't manage. Extremely high turnover rate because of poor first line managers. (They stated this in my New Employee Orientation) People hired that are incompetent but somehow continue to get raises. If you want to get ahead, the best thing to do is throw someone under the bus. Microsoft wants everyone to be the same cookie cutter person but they claim to celebrate diversity, so beware if you don't fit their mold. They say they have great work/life balance. If you choose to do a modified work week (4 days - 10 hours each) be prepared to go backwards in your career. It is looked down on and you will be told you are fine, but come review time don't expect anything good.