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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,875 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,875 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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      1.0
      Sep 27, 2015

      One of the most stressful and unfair environments you can imagine

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good salary, good benefits, flexible schedule. Some interesting projects

      Cons

      In the Senior bands and above, insanely unfair performance reviews. It all depends on how much the boss likes you. Seldom any relationship to value. There is plenty back-stabbing and tripping of fellow coworkers. If you are a woman, don't bother. There is a class action law suit pending, and it was filed for good reason. Even when you go for someone who likes you there are reorgs every few months and you end up working on something that you have no experience for, with no time to ramp up. I worked there 15 years, it is disgusting to see how differently bad the company is from when I started.

      1.0
      Sep 22, 2015

      Living in a time capsule

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Microsoft was a technology powerhouse in the 90s. However, poor management, bad acquisitions, and a flawed performance ranking system have turned it into the IBM of our generation.

      Cons

      - Most HR and management have been in the company for 15+ years and are not adept at outside the box thinking. - Doesn’t feel like a tech company. Feels like Proctor and Gamble. Ironically, Microsoft once laughed at IBM for this structure - Overstaffed = office politics = creating pointless presentations and assignments for senior management that essentially add no value - Focus too much on end delivery to senior management. Should it really takes 1 to 2 weeks to generate a report? - Performance review extremely flawed and encourages backstabbing. Although this has changed, the management has not and this continues. - Coworkers subsequently not helpful, no transparency across teams

      3.0
      Sep 21, 2015

      Great fit, for people without personality

      User experience designer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Microsoft has all kinds of possibilities in all kinds of disciplines, so it's little wonder they attract as many people as they do. And if you're working contract and find a staffing agency with any sort of testicles, they pay very fairly.

      Cons

      I don't know if it's just being in Seattle or at Microsoft or a combination, but I've never seen so much passive-aggressiveness in one building before; I'm surprised it didn't collapse on itself like a dying friggin' star. If you have any kind of a big personality be careful, because it will be used against you.

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