Microsoft

I was really excited to come work for Microsoft. It is this famous company, right? This is where careers are made! Yippee! Here I go in the land of the meritocracy and opportunity! My work will impact millions, billions of users!

The last few years have left me cold.

Who are we kidding, anyway?

We are irrelevant. Say it with me – "WE ARE IRRELEVANT."

Read any online rag, and you'll see maybe a handful of mentions of Microsoft. Our days on top are over.

The world has moved on, but the problem is we still have way too much money. We're like a bunch of spoiled trust fund kids, playing with Daddy's money and protecting our big bonuses.

I'm no longer proud to work here.

And don't even get me started on the "new" review system that was supposed to fix the culture. It is still cut-throat, brutal, and competitive.

Our souls have long ago curdled like so much chocolate milk left too long in the free pop refrigerators.

If you're upper management, you have serious financial incentive to keep things going and milk this bonus and stock cow. However, ask yourself if you can feel proud about what you've done here.