Microsoft

Healthcare and 401k are great.

Work-life balance is also good.

Pay below industry standard because they think their name is enough and you should be grateful to be there.

They let go of our entire department, so if job safety is a priority, do not recommend.

My department was the top-performing team in our sector. I just won MVP, so even as a top performer, I still couldn't avoid layoffs. Get in, get out, or move around ASAP if you can.

The mental abuse and cult-like tendencies are also insane. They will make you feel crazy by gaslighting you with numbers. I was even told, "Where else will you go? This is Microsoft," when speaking with a manager. Mentally prepare for corporate politics and mental daily gymnastics.

The clients are amazing, but management made everything bad by ignoring when we did well to stuff Microsoft's pockets and forgoing our raises, even though we had the highest-performing quarter in company history during COVID. They lie about caring about their employees. Don't get sucked in and always be on the lookout for another position.

The way you laid off thousands of hard-working employees was dirty and wrong. Underpaying people, especially female employees, when you make the second-highest profit of any company in the world is sick. I hope you learn how to treat your people better.