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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,836 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,836 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
      3.0
      Sep 14, 2017

      Don't expect anyone to help you

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The company has a philanthropic nature. Very flexible work environment. Good benefits. Hugely successful company both historically and looking to the future.

      Cons

      Brutally cost conscious. Profit is everything. Lots of care taken about the company's image externally, no support for individuals who work there. You have to be comfortable being entirely self-sufficient to be happy working here. It's not as great a company to have on your CV as you may think.

      3.0
      May 27, 2017

      Great benefits and co-workers, but bad upper-management

      Anonymous employee
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay and benefits are tremendous (very hard to find anywhere else), and if you're ambitious enough, there is unlimited opportunity. They're also great, if you need time off to take care of yourself and/or your family.

      Cons

      They want nothing but ambitious leaders. Being a solid performer is not enough. The longer you're there, the bigger the bulls eye is on your back. Every year, they get rid of the "bottom 5%" of the employees, no matter how well they perform. It's a bad model. Also, training has become almost non-existent, so most of the time you're on your own to train yourself, on top of all of the many other demands on your time. It's a very high stress environment.

      1.0
      Dec 1, 2016

      Leadership create unnecessary politics

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salary, stock, US led events. Culture in other offices (apart from Australia) is really good. Good flexibility but the workload is really high so you cant always take advantage of it. Business class travel for long haul when you are senior.

      Cons

      Insincere leadership that lacks authenticity in Australia. They are all too busy writing their own publicity and reading it. Culture in Australia not the same as other offices, is very political and it all starts & ends with the current MD. It is not a culture that embraces differences so if you want to join, be prepared to suck up to MD, adapt your communication style to 'their way', do lots of self promotion and get really good at understanding how to manipulate the scorecard to "look good" like the others.

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