Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,843 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 53,843 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
5.0
Jul 2, 2012

Excellent, lots of learning, nice people, lot of innovation and flexibility

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. Working with brilliant people 2. Lot of products : it's like multiple companies within a company. If you ever had to change your work profile, you can change within the company 3. Good compensation and benefits

Cons

1. Huge and hence getting visibility is tough 2. Changing things can be sometimes tough owing to lot of legacy stuff

4.0
Jul 2, 2012

Exceptional compagnie

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Sharp guys, interessant products, great place to work, salary & comp, clever,

Cons

burocraty, stress, hard work, not so good image, meetings and meetings

4.0
Jun 30, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great peers with depth in knowledge and technical smartness Broad set of opportunities to work across multiple verticals in the software industry Good pay packages and very employee friendly perks Very good work-life balance policies which are actually put to practice

Cons

Most release cycles are so slow that it takes very long to feel a real sense of achievement Slow growth path & low visibility of smart people Difficult to contribute beyond your area of influence even if you can and want to Low focus on true technology innovation and more focus on "releases"

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