Microsoft

If everything is well around you, you will get a good bonus and salary.

You don't learn or do too much, as you are very busy on daily competition. The competition is not on innovation and deeper analysis. Employees are scared of trying new things, as, at the end, what matters is not to have a failed project.

I think the company is focused on employee reviews rather than focusing on how to beat Google and how to best utilize employees with whatever they can contribute. All the time, employees are just thinking about how to make sure that they don't lose their bonus and preparing an exit strategy, as the pressure is too much to stay.

I believe no one can innovate while they are under pressure. Just let 70 percent of the employees have free time to think and give you their share of the best for the next generation. Instead of trying to deliver the best product to the whole world with the mindset of 20% of employees, it is better to try to deliver the best to the whole world with the mindset of 70%. So, don't undermine the 70%. If the majority is happy, the company goes up; if the majority goes down, the company goes down!