Google

Google is a very nice company to work for. The company is very transparent about its policies and directions, and keeps everyone up-to-date on the latest developments.

People have strong ownership of the things they do. And I feel that compensation is really good. The bonus is really generous (about 30% of your salary), and the benefits are excellent.

The benefits are excellent, but I think Microsoft's medical coverage is better. Microsoft matches charitable donations up to $12,000 per year, but Google only matches up to $3,000.

I think management is very good at Google. The organizational hierarchy is fairly lean. My manager has 30 people reporting to him, so it's hard for any manager to micromanage. This gives people a lot of ownership of their projects.