Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,901 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 53,901 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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4.0
Sep 26, 2023
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Pros

The stated culture is amazing. Most of my colleagues lived this culture and were wonderful to work with. You're allowed a very long onboarding time to get acclimated to both the company as well as your new team and role. Nearly everyone is willing to schedule a 1:1 with you to help you either while you're onboarding or anytime you need help. It's a very supportive environment.

Cons

If you're unlucky enough to get a manager who still practices the "old Microsoft" culture, leave immediately. HR will not help you, even if they state they're there for you as well as the company. I was laid off but prior to that I experienced a toxic work environment with my latest manager. Micromanagement and unrealistic or unstated expectations were the norm and the environment was fully abusive and toxic. I don't attribute this to Microsoft but specifically to my manager. I wish that HR had acted sooner to remove this manager as the company lost many employees due to the culture she created after a reorg.

1.0
Sep 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

benefits are great, even for employees not in Redmond Schedule flexibility is generally pretty good too

Cons

Consistent changing of metrics and priorities Leadership is out of touch from day to day Impact on an individual and team level is difficult to see even YoY Employees treated as cog in a large wheel constant layoffs making culture toxic and stressful

1.0
Jul 31, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary, benefits and colleagues

Cons

Constant redundancies Lack of empathy for employees Cuts in pay in real terms No pay rise prospects this year Lack of transparency Stock price is soaring yet more people are being made redundant

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