Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,819 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 53,819 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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3.0
Aug 18, 2025
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Pros

Umm....I used to have things to put here (and previously gave numerous 5 star reviews with zero cons), but we haven't received real raises in three years despite getting 100% of our rewards. The golden handcuffs are tarnished but still shiny though.

Cons

No real raises in the last 3 years due to our AI investments despite the company swimming in bank and employees earning 100% of their rewards. Budget just hasn't been there. Return to office? Nobody wants that! MSFT not only proved that remote work is more efficient than working in the office but we actually helped the entire world shift to working remotely during covid....we seem to have forgot that. Layoffs, but only if you're not an AI....if youre an AI youre safe. If you're human like me and still have a job, your job is to train AI to replace more of your co-workers and then eventually yourself. We've become incredibly metrics driven lately at the cost of providing good customer service, training/upskilling and anything else that doesn't just crank numbers put like you're a machine.

3.0
Jun 26, 2025
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Pros

Tech leader with global recognition Work with best and brightest - internally and externally Benefits are still fantastic relative to most places

Cons

Constant lay-offs and reorgs are indicitive of chaotic leadership - who will apologize and accept responsibility while not actually experiencing any consequences, which comes off as extremely disingenious. Morale in MCAPS is extremely low across the board as people you've worked with for years vanish overnight. Meanwhile, you will have also feel as if you have no job security - even if you are performing well with glowing reviews from your manager - and will constantly wonder when the ball will drop on you or your team. Your friends and co-workers will vanish out of nowhere, and you'll have a constant, nagging feeling of "am I next?" Even if you go above and beyond, and do everything that is asked of you - one day you'll wake up and the answer will be "yes, yes you are."

3.0
May 31, 2025
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You might work for one of the most powerful tech companies on Earth, but your clients just want to know: “How do I reset my Outlook password without calling Steve in IT?” You're overqualified, underutilized, diplomatically smiling through every meeting, and wielding more buzzwords than actual influence. But hey, at least you’ve got swag, stock options, and an endless supply of acronyms

Cons

Innovation, Meet Regulation Trying to introduce Power Platform to a local government agency is like trying to install solar panels on a sinking rowboat. Your big goals? Enable collaboration, improve workflows, modernize services. Reality? Convince the IT director’s cousin not to unplug the on-prem mail server again You're supposed to “drive adoption” of Microsoft tools... with clients who still pay invoices via fax. You’re constantly pushing for “modern collaboration,” while begging someone to accept a Teams meeting instead of sending a meeting invite from Lotus Notes When something actually breaks? You get to say your signature line: “We’ve engaged engineering and will follow up shortly.” (Translation: “We emailed someone who’s actively ignoring us.”) You have no decision-making power. You're like a cloud concierge with a laminated menu no one orders from

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