Pros: - Good benefits, good benefits, good benefits. - Time-off is flexible and good, but that is because it is not a startup and no one really has a fire burning under their arses. Personally, I prefer driven people who drive hard and then after that play hard.

Cons: Innovation is stymied unless you have a degree to prove that you are capable of innovation. If you are a PhD, you can innovate during your regular work hours, and it is respected and time accounted for. If you are a Master's, forget innovation during regular work hours; you will have to work extra hours for that, and who wants to do that unless you are a crackhead scientist working for the betterment of humanity. Compensation is pretty bad compared to the industry, and promotions and raises are subject to your manager fighting for you with upper management. This won't happen if you get on the wrong side of your manager, say for personal reasons. So, there's no concept of peer reviews holding any water.

Pros: Great benefits. Great compensation. Smart people. Flexibility to move around the company. Great support and technology options. You can use the best tools for the job.

Cons: Infighting is still a very real problem at MS. There has been a major push to remove the once toxic competition between orgs over the last few years, but it's still gaining traction. Re-orgs, leadership turnover, and office moves are frequent.

Pros: Most people work 8-5, so they understand life commitments. Business software isn't going away, which makes the job feel more stable (despite the recent layoffs). Great salary, especially considering the region (your income will likely be in the top 15% for the state of ND as a software engineer).

Cons: Dynamics seems to be having an engineering culture crisis, with lots of engineers stuck in their ways, cutting corners at the cost of long-term quality to meet deadlines. Most of what you'll end up doing here are CRUD operations. Don't expect multi-tenancy to be front-and-center in the cloud strategy. User experience gets uneven attention across products and even features within products.