Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,741 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 53,741 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
1.0
Dec 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Benefits are good this year 2. Flexibility with work schedule

Cons

1. Review system sucks 2. All the long time incompetent lazy people make life difficult for those who really want to work and get stuff done for the customers 3. Buddy system in reviews and promotions - it is not about what you do and skills you have but who you drink with outside work that matters

1.0
Jan 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to exciting projects and some great clients. Can be fun to be part of a large organization that is well-known.

Cons

There are a lot of people that have been employed there for years and are not good at their jobs. The company does not think about the long term impact of decisions that it makes and each fiscal year, each team has to shift their energy to satisfy what is on Ballmer's agenda. This leads to dissatisfied partners and clients and wasted time and money by teams that have spent a year building up a program just to have it all thrown away. Just think what MS could do if they had a vision and stuck to it. Overall - an extremely toxic environment with unethical people that will do what ever they need to in order to move up in the organization and get recognition.

2.0
Oct 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Orca Card -Free Beverages: Sodas, Milk, Coffee, Tea, etc -Exposure to new consumer products -Contact with knowledgeable colleagues

Cons

As a contractor: -Unilateral reduction in pay rate at any time -Must provide your own computer -MS charges a "Facilities charge" to all vendors working on site -Exclusion from ALL company celebrations, product launches and awards

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