Microsoft

1. Best place to learn about new Microsoft technologies hands-on.
2. Challenging but fulfilling tasks.
3. Awesome benefits and perks.
4. Has a lot of resources and training support.

1. Some non-technical managers think that implementing products (or certain features) is as easy as waving your magic wand. They are unable to understand the complexity and multiple variables that may be involved in a very simple-looking feature and expect developers and testers to be able to pull it off and verify the quality in a snap.

2. Upper-level managers who are not familiar in depth with what goes on day-to-day in the "worker bee's" section are the ones who blindly make layoff decisions.

3. If you want to be successful in this company, you won't really be able to pull off the expected work-life balance that is claimed.

If you are non-technical, please take some basic courses to help you get a better insight into what the "worker bees" really have to go through.