4.0
Aug 28, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
You get to work on things that everyone in the world including your friends and family use. If you are working hard and are excited about your project and customers you will be rewarded. Just like Google's 20% time if you are getting your work done you are encouraged to find "relevant" extra work that you get to choose and are rewarded greatly if you do.
Cons
Compared to Google it appears that Microsoft is too focused on making money. Microsoft management does not seem to inform employees of their long term vision and why a change in direction occurred and more importantly why they choose that direction as opposed to some of the other possibilities.