Pros: Great culture and people. One of the best internship experiences out there for tech.

Cons: I don't know, food could be a bit cheaper.

Pros: Microsoft is a great place for career growth and learning. It has been the perfect place to be for an internship. They offer a very flexible work environment and great benefits as well.

Cons: Culture will be very team and manager specific. It should be noted that there are good and bad teams and managers at Microsoft.

Pros: I really liked the Redmond campus. The fact that it's located in the suburbs is a big advantage; usually, you need to move to a city to work for a good company. They have good benefits, like a free transportation system, cheap employee restaurants, good health benefits, and good compensation. I really liked that they have private offices in many buildings across the campus; unfortunately, they are slowly moving towards open space now.

Cons: After my internship, I received a full-time offer from Microsoft. As a non-US citizen, I needed an H1B visa to work in the US. After I finished my internship, I had to wait for around 10 months to finally find out that my petition was not selected in the H1B lottery. So there were no options for me to start working in the US in 2016. Microsoft offered me a placement in Canada instead, with a completely new compensation. They also said I would be working remotely with a Redmond team. I didn't really like the perspective of remote work from Canada for around 2 years, so eventually, I declined the offer. I was really surprised that they couldn't offer a position in Europe where they also have several development centers, e.g., Dublin. Another thing I did not like was the fact that it was nearly impossible to get a full-time offer for a different team than the one I interned with. The team seemed rather uninteresting to me, and I figured I would get bored there pretty quickly as there probably would not be much opportunity for me to learn. Overall, I enjoyed my time at Microsoft, but I really think they should do something about their hiring process for people from outside of the US.