Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,762 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 53,762 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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1.0
Feb 25, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Large range of products and roles, new building, decent food, decent health insurance

Cons

Firstly it's important to note that the bonuses promised at interview are in no way secure. In fact there isn't money in the pot for everyone! Some will get paid, others will leave empty handed - that's the comanies methodology! Allocation of such funds is at management's discretion and not based on anything objective. German management in particular is deranged and will allocate bonuses according to who they like personally. They won't tell you this at interview. You might have to wait up to 18 month to find out if you'll receive anything, so it's a tough gamble. Apart from that the company doesn't even try to limit the elbow mentality, that's the way inside sales at Microsoft works, and it again mainly comes down to who you suck up to determine who comes out on top. Atmosphere at work is accordingly. Sounds unbelievable? It is, and yet it is so. Management in the German market was hired for this purpose early on in the establishment of inside sales, which tells you what kind of people they are. They don't seem to "manage" much else, i.e. Processes aren't working, advice and support is rare. It seems to be a bit better in other markets, but not by much. I've been at a number of IT companies in Dublin over the years, and this one is definitely the worst in everything. Think carefully before accepting a job here!

2.0
Sep 21, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic.

Cons

Without doubt the worst level of management I've experienced in years. Granted this isn't helped by the challenges of a relatively new business segment but failure to get a layer of management who are to be taken seriously on a sales level was a failure. In addition management are working in a very politically charged environment and likely to change stance or direction as and when needed with regard to their goals.

1.0
Sep 19, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice campus, meet new people from different cultures, make some friends for life. Great products and chance to work with a great platform. Excellent brand strength with customers.

Cons

-A lot of first time managers who are out of their depth and haven't a clue. -Overall management team extremely poor and a serious lack of communication and direction from all levels of management. They simply do not care about their teams. You are a number on a spreadsheet. -The role definition and associated tasks change on a weekly basis based on management whims, and usually involves admin and nothing remotely technical. -This is not a technical role, more business development and admin. -Huge gap in salary between new hires and current employees, no clarity on this or interest in giving parity to people who have been working there for a number of years. -You spend your day doing other peoples jobs because they have hired so many non tech people with no appreciation for the help you provide. -Too many layers of people between you and the customer, the sales structure is a mess and nobody knows what they are meant to be doing. -Inside Sales org is a complete mess. -No career progression.

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