Great idea, but terrible execution by ppl who are way too long in Microsoft
Pros
International company, amazing amount of resources for education of any type, looks great on CV, fantastic work equipment, absolutely stunning building, work-life balance
Cons
No way you are getting promoted, they keep saying you are good boy, yet: no budget, someone else was promoted, you are missing something (all pillars are very subjective). Lowballing base: if you initially have low package, it won't change in years. Enormous quotas for emerging/adverse regions. SMC management is extremely pure: no experience, no vision, feels like they were hired just because MS couldn't afford someone better. Gigantic pile of other 'funny moments': super low merits, lateral moves, SMC stock options are 10x lower than normal MS, quota numbers can be added on the fly due to 'adjustments', etc.
