Pros: Great company to work for. I really liked the team, as they are always friendly and ready to help. Great tech stack.

Cons: Nothing at all. That's almost a perfect company. This is a very hard question to answer. But I suppose every person will have their own opinion.

Pros: Diversity: Depending on the position and location, income can be rewarding.

Cons: You can be underappreciated at the interview stage. If you accept a position at an unsatisfactory level, you can get stuck there for a long time, depending on the project you are on. Do not accept the position if you are not okay with how you were evaluated. It will affect you financially and morally in the long run. Microsoft dictates every important decision, and GitHub leadership made it sound like they have no say whatsoever. When confronted about the lack of salary increases this year, Domke, one of the highest-compensated people in the company, answered broadly that "we are here to do the best work of our lifetime, so it's not all about money." Wow! The communists called, they want their management playbook back! The benefits are constantly changing. They had an extensive list of working locations that was recently reduced to just a few for everyone, including existing employees. Bonuses were also lowered this year. So, one day you have a benefit, and the next day it might be gone. This is something completely legal, but to save you from suffering, you'd better forget about benefits since the probability here of them being taken away is high. Working fully remotely without ever meeting your colleagues is also a big no. We all like remote work, but never ever seeing anyone face to face contributes to low morale, low empathy, and ultimately higher friction and lower success.

Pros: Good remote life benefits, education, and work-from-home stipends are quite generous. Remote working is encouraged for most teams, which is increasingly rare these days.

Cons: HR is nonexistent and unresponsive. It's the worst HR team I have ever seen in my working career, who seem to be rejects from Microsoft. SLT seems inexperienced and coasting, unable to reach the goals set forth by Microsoft. Remote working is great, but if you want to meet in person in a location outside SF or Bellevue, it might be difficult or impossible. The team travel budget has been slashed after a recent layoff.