Microsoft

• Great colleagues, some with tons of experience.
• Plenty of opportunities to learn new things inside and outside the organization.
• Reimbursement program for sports & health-related expenses (you pay 40% of the full price).
• WLB ++.
• Office events and overall vibe are nice.

WLB is great, but it can be team dependent. It depends on position, seniority, and responsibilities too. It can be a bit of a hit or miss, but generally, it's fine.

Org budgets are extremely low. Don't count on going out with the team or the expanded team too often (as in, maybe 2 times a year).

Project requirements can be hectic at times; changes in specs happen abruptly, but this is project and org dependent.

Some meetings must accommodate the US time zone; expect some starting at 18:00.