Microsoft

Work-life balance is very good, although I do see my seniors working much more than me. I'm able to work a traditional 9-5, primarily from home, about 4 days a week on average. Coworkers have been very nice, friendly, helpful, and understanding.

The Perks+ program feels generous. I can cover the costs of all of my exercise-related hobbies with it.

Working on genuinely cutting-edge software and being a part of it all is genuinely an amazing and fun feeling.

Base compensation can feel pretty low for tech (although it is still a tech salary), especially given being forced to live close enough to campus to show up in person when required. There's a general distrust of upper management due to multiple rounds of layoffs, which still seems to be permeating my coworkers and the company at large.