Microsoft reviews

The management style is very autocratic and it's a case of being told what to do and how to do it. They're not interested in feedback and morale is pretty low. On the carrot and stick equation it tends to be motivation by the stick with not much carrot. As a result a lot of people have left and continue to leave. The directors and the sales force are paid on different objectives and this causes a lot of friction as unnatural behaviour is required which frequently benefits the Directors but not the sales guys. Despite having a great technology story for the market, Microsoft's weakness is that it is incredibly internally focused to the detriment of the client.

you probably hear that Microsoft is full of smart people. That is probably the case 10 years ago or if you are in the right group. I personally work with some of the worse testers / developers. They are just plain stupid. They do not know how to design stuff. They make the wrong decision all the time. System become super complicated. I am very dissatisfied with my work and the people that I work with.