A few friends of mine who came from Blender absolutely hated Maya, but I like Maya, as quirky as it can be sometimes. Never really liked Blender too much myself. I've been using Maya for about three years now (though I really need to use it on a more daily basis, been slacking lately!) and once you know your way around the program things're quite quick to make and produce if you plan it out right. I only run into problems every once in a while when trying out something new, so I rarely get stuck.