Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,831 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 53,831 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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3.0
Jun 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Microsoft doesn't just build great tools, it builds entire platforms. No other company can do this anywhere near the degree that MS can. It's great knowing not just that I have the best tools in the industry, but that I'm part of a company that can do what no other can re. making computers useful for people.

Cons

Politics: people aren't looking to do the best job or learn the best practices, they're trying to look good for stack-ranking time at the end of the fiscal year. If you're an anglo-american male working for Microsoft, get used to being a persecuted minority (see "advice to senior management")

5.0
Jun 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, good feedback for your work, can switch jobs without leaving MSFT, and benefits

Cons

Teams' overall structure changes, some teams you can go higher no time, some teams you are stuck.

4.0
Jun 15, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is a company everybody knows. There's pride in tradition and culture of this company. i grew up with Microsoft products and always wondered about working for them. Compensation is pretty decent as a place right out of college and you do get a little awe struck as you are working inside the Microsoft branch.

Cons

The location is just too expensive for people coming right out of college to afford. Especially with the house price boom, I could only rent a small one bedroom apartment at the town. As far as leadership goes, there should be some more infrastructure in place for more open and innovative way for us to work together. Microsoft should not lose to Google of the world.

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