Pros
Great training program and a couple of weeks to learn new technologies when you're not assigning to a contract (before you get fired).
Cons
First, the work space is god-awful. I've interviewed at least five dozen companies and their work-space is by far the worst. Never thought a software company would be located in Class C office space. Second, when you do actually "get a job" at Avanade, that just gives you the opportunity to interview more for real jobs at Microsoft. If you don't pass an interview within a month you will be fired. Third, you better take any first job that comes at you at Microsoft. As you might have guessed, this leads to majority of the employees being dissatisfied with their work. Fourth, you couldn't possibly find a more low paying job. Go ahead and try! I dare you! Low $80K for a senior developer!