Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,884 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 53,884 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 1, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Gain knowledge and experience Know the dirty politics

Cons

Career graphs screw-up long term Full of back stabbing Highly bureaucratic and full of dirty politics Inhibits growth and opportunities No transparency in the work culture Be ready for surprises (in bad terms) Only chatter-boxes can grow

1.0
May 13, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Paychecks are never late/checks never bounce * Good health insurance, but not after 2012...

Cons

* Outdated process learned from Windows & Office; struggles to work on the Web (Waterfall) * Slow and rigid release cycles * Outdated internal tools & processes, doesn't keep up with the world outside of MSFT and has fallen behind * Very political, lots of internal competition * Bonuses & Promotions incentivize only shipping on time, not quality and not our customers * Managers act more like accountants than engineers; they only know how to cut costs but lack in innovation and vision * Most of all, people aren't passionate about what they're doing or the product they're working on. Just a paycheck for most.

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