Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Lead Program Manager?

Lead Program Manager professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 34 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Lead Program Manager Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Program Manager interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Lead Program Manager employees well?

Lead Program Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 34 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 22.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Program Manager salaries at Microsoft.

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What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6267 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5380 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4325 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4032 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2073 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1440 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1209 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 777 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 492 reviews)); "Senior Leadership on their own mission for career advancement and have little time or concern for the core workforce." ((in 444 reviews))

Microsoft Lead Program Manager reviews

4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

100% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

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Lead+ Program Manager employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead+ Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Lead+ Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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34 reviews

4.0

Sep 16, 2010

Interesting but stagnant place

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Pros

* smart people all around you * a lot of passion for the products * great comp package

Cons

* very slow reaction to a changing market conditions * unresponsive management * Bureaucracy

4.0

Jan 14, 2010

Great place, but learning curve flattens out

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Pros

Great benefits, opportunity to have an impact on millions of customers, location (Seattle), smart, passionate colleagues; smart and focused upper management

Cons

Limited career trajectory beyond line management (due to lack of growth and limited attrition); Microsoft's inability to succeed on the Internet

4.0

Oct 9, 2009

Great benefits but it has become a good old boy network. Lots of Indians in the developer divsion and white males

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The benefits are the best thing about MSFT. Terrible place for women and minorities

Cons

It really is all about who you know not what you know

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