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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,879 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 53,879 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
      2.0
      May 5, 2014

      It's a different MS, Good place to start, not a good place to stay.

      Technical account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good products, compensation and benefits. Technical training is good as are the people you'll work with. If you have a good manager you should be happy, if you don't you'll have a vastly different experience.

      Cons

      Once an awesome company to work for, about 6 years ago they flipped a switch on compensation, perks and programs went out the window in favor of hiring colleges hires with the intent of getting at least 5 good years out of them before they wash and repeat. Change is mind numbingly constant, reviews are to the extent you feel like you're consistently being reviewed from weekly to monthly 1:1's to mid year and year end review. Be ready to work to achieve your defined smart goals for vague and undefined compensation. If you don't like it there's a line of college hires right behind you.

      2.0
      Oct 28, 2013

      This used to be a fun place to work

      Premier field engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I had the opportunity to work with some of the smartest people in the world. The pay and benefits are still pretty good, although it looks like that's changing.

      Cons

      Management. Anyone with any scruples got out of management shortly after the "stack" ranking was implemented. Those who are left would as soon stab you in the back as look at you. They look out for their buddies, and anyone else has a target on their back and is fair game for the "bottom 5%". This used to be a fun place to work. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely a tough job and you have to know your sh*t. But, there used to be social events, beer Fridays, pizza, free t-shirts and other assorted swag, etc. All of that is gone, and people spend the majority of their time just trying to make sure they don't get "bottom boxed". It's all about who you know and how you present yourself these days, and all the "fun" has been stripped away. The culture nowadays is literally toxic, and people spend far more time worrying about the review model than actually being able to do their job. The company isn't at all cutting edge anymore and is so wrapped up with red tape that its nearly impossible to get anything done.

      1.0
      Oct 26, 2013

      Toxic, competitive, unaware, conceited culture.

      Human resources director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are great overall. Engineers get paid insane amounts. HR is seen an useless, and is paid similar in salary, but bonuses are barely negligible, especially stock.

      Cons

      The performance review model, toxic, competitive culture. HR is the worst I have experienced in 25 years of my career. HR is insecure, not talented nor strategic. They only know how to do HR transactional work. Engineers do not respect HR, rightfully so. They only believe in the recruiting function, in "buying" talent, not building talent. Its very difficult to get hired so employees could be strong but the "lifers" stay forever because there are pet favorites and are not encouraged to bring newcomers along because the performance review model encourages individualism, not team.

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