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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,746 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 53,746 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
      Sep 22, 2024

      High on PR, low on substance

      Customers success manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      None I can think of

      Cons

      Endless bureaucracy, zero engaging work. All people do is just “orchestrate “ things. Constant waiting on some one else to complete some task: Management is absolutely horrific . Almost 20 years in tech, never seen anything like this. Impossible to serve customers because company makes it impossible. No path to promotion. Only at the very top of company keep promoting each other. Disgusting. In general, came to conclusion that MSFT decided people are not important to their future business success. Otherwise I can not explain this complete disregard to human aspects of the business

      1.0
      Aug 17, 2023

      Rolling layoffs, lack of pay increase, and 2-faced CEO is killing the company

      Group assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There used to be a large variety of free sodas

      Cons

      Rolling layoffs: Microsoft has been laying off people pretty much once a quarter for the past several quarters. People who have been axed are confused and people who were spared are scared that they're next on the chopping block. Lack of pay increase: Executives and managers are getting bonuses , but the employees that carry the company are left without as the company complains of a waning economy. Satya made $55mil in 2022 alone, but this company cannot spare a small cost of living raise to their employees. 2-faced CEO: Satya continues to send out insulting "encouraging" and "ra-ra" emails to the company thanking them for their hard work and that the company would not be what it is without them...all the while as they declined to offer any monetary compensation for said hard work.

      5.0
      Mar 30, 2022

      Never drank a company's kool-aid until Microsoft. They get it.

      Content program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Whether they genuinely care about their employees as humans or not, they at least do a darn good job of acting like they do. Microsoft is a rare company that understands "if you take care of your employees, they will take care of your company." - I dare you to find a better 401k match. 50% on any contribution amount, up to the government's limit. AND it vests immediately. It's yours from day one. Literally $10,250 of free money on top of normal compensation. - Healthcare is great. Tier 1 in the US for sure. Maybe there's a couple companies out there with better coverage. But Microsoft doesn't charge you for it. Literally zero dollars out of the employee's paycheck. There's a fee to add a spouse or domestic partner denying their own company's coverage, but that's fair. Also no added cost for dependents. That's amazing. Parental leave. They match the WA State policy of 12 weeks (+ more for birth mothers). It's super easy to take advantage of, and it's available Day 1 of employment. It's unfortunate that this benefit feels "special" in the US, but I'm thankful for it. - Base is competitive. But actually competitive. Not how bs companies say it as a way to compete with you for the lowest pay possible. They get it. They need and want to get quality people, and keep them at Microsoft. - Any negative culture stigmas from a couple decades ago are gone. The culture now is relentlessly supportive and accommodating. Work life balance is preached. We're all adults here, trusting other adults to do their job, regardless of what hours they need to do it. - Signing bonus + stock bonus + annual bonus. Work hard, get more. Beautiful. I've historically cringed at people who spewed love for their company on Glassdoor. It always screamed "I'm and HR drone posting fake reviews to cover up all the bad ones." But here I am. Not an HR drone, a real human grateful to be in the Microsoft bubble. Believe it or not.

      Cons

      Let's be real. No company is perfect. Work is work. But for sake of not being "everything is perfect," - It's a huge company. The endless abyss of information, acronyms, jargon, etc can be obnoxious. Onboarding can be comical. Where do I find xyz? What's actually important? What version of comparable documents is the "right" one? But that's easily combatted by asking someone who knows. - Huge company means lots of "hurry up and wait." Let's be honest, that's frustrating. You're bound to encounter differing opinions and such. "Looks good, but ope, now there's feedback from another group, and now we need approval from xyz. Glad I stressed about this yesterday when it turns out it's gonna sit for another week.

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