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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,803 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,803 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
      4.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      solving tough problems, developing people and high velocity cultural change

      Lead program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      surrounded by very talented, bright people working on tough challenges every day; high rate of change (technology and business); You are responsible for your success-opportunities are everywhere.

      Cons

      expectation and culture that 'doing your job' is not enough-meeting expectations is not rewarded and even seen as not contributing or trying hard; poor work/life balance

      4.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      Big company with big opportunities

      Group manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft remains a great place to have an impact on work done by millions through our products. It also offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits (particularly the health insurance which really means you pay nothing for all your care including perscriptions). It has grown dramatically in the 10 year I've been there and has handled some of the growth well (keeping great benefits). Microsoft remains Redmond focused, but is getting much better at this issue. There is much more openness to people (including software developers) being located places other than Redmond. Silicon Valley is a major and growning location and Boston is growing too.

      Cons

      It is a huge company with a bunch of bureaucracy, but this can be overcome if you work the system correctly. Despite a huge amount of construction, there continues to be a significant shortage of office space in the Redmond and Seattle area. This means that some people need to double up in offices which are meant for only one. Some times groups are not as coordinated as they should be and sometimes decisions take too long to get. However, if you make a good case, you can get major projects funded and resources assigned to try to make them realities.

      4.0
      Jun 15, 2008

      Great people, work environment, benefits, and stability, but forget about innovation

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People, work environment, benefits, and stability. The people are great. They're bright, passionate, and diverse. Work environment fosters a collaborate, can-do environment. The benefits are by far the best I have seen or heard of. Finally, financial and career stability. Microsoft is so large even if the group you work in folds there is always somewhere else that needs you.

      Cons

      Microsoft has lost its edge in innovation. Management keeps bring up the word innovation, but if you look back at the past 10-20 years what innovation has Microsoft brought to the table? Nada. Microsoft's business model is not to be a leader in innovation, but rather a fast and very successful follower. Microsoft looks to see which business areas are successful, then pounces on them and sticks it out until they are No.1 in market share, etc. Some examples? Windows, Office, Internet Explorer... Need I go on?

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