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Great for your career, but if you don't stay there for too long

Software Development Engineer II
Former Employee
Worked at Microsoft for less than 1 year
December 29, 2008
Mountain View, California
4.0
RecommendsDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Great experience, working with extremely smart people, invaluable for your next career step, invaluable for your resume.

Cons

Slow career growth, a ranking system, most projects are very closed, and you only gain experience with internal tech, not the rest of the industry. The stock never goes up.

Advice to Management

Stop the hiring spree and focus on the businesses that make money. Get the stock moving up again.

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