Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,741 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,741 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Microsoft employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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54K reviews
2.0
Feb 2, 2013

Too much Politics

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Brand name is still good and the people overall are great

Cons

Adancement and general well being is much more based on who you know rather than how you do. Recent articles criticizing MS as workplace are spot on. Also, where are they going?

3.0
Dec 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Variety of opportunities Still good personal development opportunities International Free drinks Solid benefits Reputation still good Friendly atmosphere Flexible working hours

Cons

Old boys club Very political Lost its edge Strategy unclear The best are leaving Demotivating evaluation system Follower Management not ninspireing

4.0
Aug 19, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Nice benefits - people with high potential - Grow & learn from high potentials - trust worktime, time management and workplace

Cons

- Too many old school thinking of IT, many of them are senior & principal - Old school managers with metric thinking & reporting mindset -> changing mindset beginn - Old mindset how IT still works - pure too old middle management

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