Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,814 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 53,814 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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54K reviews
1.0
Sep 22, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The health benefits are extremely good. Individual coworkers on the "front lines" are often highly professional, personable and knowledgeable. Any team that has direct customer contact, or is primarily staffed by fulltime coworkers in Redmond, tends to have good morale and goals.

Cons

The employee review system is political, stressful and toxic. There is a thick layer of middle management that confuses, slows down or even actively sabotages career growth and business success. There is opportunity for financial award and technical growth, but you need to put in very long hours and extensive networking to find the product teams that provide this, get into them, and then be able to stay in them. Overall, the risk/reward ratio is not worth it unless you have very specialized skills, are good at navigating political environments, or have the room in your personal life to make playing "the game" your prime focus for many years.

1.0
Sep 21, 2011

Microsoft is a painfully political environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Microsoft has great benefits (at least until 2012) and good training opportunities.

Cons

Very very poor management communication. Products are built without anyone having the big picture until you are many levels up. Silos within silos within silos lead to disconnected products. Many people are more focused on their reviews than on building great products Do not work here if you want to ask questions or challenge assumptions in a politely academic manner. Do work here if you love playing politics.

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