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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,864 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,864 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      54K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 28, 2019

      Great...for the right people

      Premier field engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are excellent. Pretty much unlimited access to training and technology exposure...

      Cons

      As a PFE, you will be required to maintain utilization minimums, the same as a consultant would be. Stay billable or you lose. This creates false urgency and stress, as well as terrible work/life balance. Microsoft doesn't tell you in the interviews, but they want you to be a workshop trainer...providing actual support or "fixing things" is an afterthought and frowned upon, as that's not where the money is. MS should change the job title to "Technical Trainer" and get over with it.

      5.0
      Dec 21, 2018

      Still very happy one year after joining Microsoft

      Sde-ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Being a software development engineer, Microsoft is a great place to be. * There are so many orgs and teams working on drastically different things. If you get bored at one team, you have options to switch teams within the company. There's no limit for how many times you can switch teams. * Even though the company is huge, I feel the org and teams are tightly connected. You come across familiar faces in the hallway multiple times a day, people nod their head or smile at you even though they may not know your name * Benefits and pay may not be the best, but it's great given how many hours you put in. The 401k with 50% match (up to $9,250 in 2018), ESPP, HSA, etc are awesome and serve as a great vehicle for preparing for retirement (early). If you are lucky enough, you can take shuttle/Connector to go to work without having to drive. * Compared to my previous employers, Microsoft is the best, and I feel privileged every day I work in the company

      Cons

      * Pay can be more in line with competitors, a few engineers I know voted with their feet * Sometimes, it takes a little bit efforts to understand project requirements. It's not always clear who to ask and where to go. This may be the nature of those projects * The performance review can be more transparent

      1.0
      Dec 19, 2018

      software engineer 2

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work here if you like big enterprise and lot of process. Perfect for retirement.

      Cons

      too much red tape and backstabing. People are more focused on what reviews/feedback they will get vs focusing on solving problems.

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