Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,781 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 53,781 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
Nov 27, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Great people to work with and interesting tasks. I was using a mix of software and hardware description languages to do my task and I think that is very rewarding. Also, my manager was very easy-to-approach and gave me good feedback based on my performance. Also, the benefits are decent.

Cons

The company's experience is very group-specific. If you don't pick you group carefully, you could easily end up in a group you don't like very much. Also, the company as a whole has very bad press-coverage. A day does not go by that I notice some headline somewhere saying something negative about Microsoft.

5.0
Nov 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Depth. We work on so much from software to hardware and exciting things. There are numerous groups to work with and find something that interest you.

Cons

We are a company of 90,000 - its easy to get lost in the mix. Growing your own ideas can sometimes be challenging.

5.0
Nov 21, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Technology is Microsoft's life blood - as a technologist it is like visiting techno Mecca. The internal dialog and conversations are often intense and electrifying. What better place can you be than right next to the team that wrote the code you'll base your products upon. One of the most appealing aspects is the opportunity to steer and impact 100's millions of people's lives touched by MS products. About the workplace - every team member is given 24x7 access to Microsoft offices, networks and other resources through laptops, cellphones, home machines etc. wherever they are in the world. We've been living the road-warrior lifestyle for over 10 years. All campuses are WiFi enabled - with very diverse range of working environments from offices through open plan to lounges and "coffee shops" - whatever suits yours and your team's working style. The cash+bonus package is very competitive though the stocks are worth somewhat less than they used to be. As a family the full-coverage health benefits alone are worth thousands. Microsoft's commercial buying power is also negotiated in to a discount card for local vendors and suppliers.

Cons

Despite management efforts there is still a lingering sense of alpha-dog b.s. Moreover the internal competition is often more intense than the external competition. As a very developer/technology lead company sometimes it is a little too focused on create new vs. embracing the community. Email is almost completely

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