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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,848 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,848 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
      3.0
      Aug 18, 2016

      Relatively Stabe

      Executive assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice benefits, competitive salary, flexibility.

      Cons

      Massive red tape, slow moving, very small raises unless you get a "Level Promotion". Hard to advance to more complex positions.

      4.0
      Feb 23, 2016

      One Microsoft

      Support escalation engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Main Support and Development Campuses are greatly funded. * Training and support documents available * Ability to make an impact on the company as a whole * Medical Benefits are Above Average to Great * Bonus Incentives and Monetary Benefits are Above Average to Great * Main Campuses offer various amenities per region including, Outdoor Activities, Great Quality Lunches at decent to low prices, Decent Discounts on Microsoft Only Products at Company Stores * Excellent Work/Life Balance. You work when you are scheduled - Scheduling is Fair and Traditional * Numerous Career Opportunities to those that choose to earn them * Software Benefits to the Entire Microsoft Software Catalog for personal use free. * Company is in the growth to a new direction of a Unified Organization of Knowledge and Collaboration * Excellent Disability, Maternal/Paternal, and Retirement options * Strong understanding and respect of diversity, culture, and religions * Fantastic and Encouraging Orientation/Onboarding Events * Host yearly events company wide * Strong Morale and team building events and company hosted lunches [Personal Note: I have felt the most accomplished, valued, and respected of all the companies I have EVER worked at for any industry or service. I have work in the last 13 years for about 20 companies - Microsoft has been the best so far in every field. except overall communication - but that seems to be the shortcomings of Humans in general]

      Cons

      * Some employees find loops in systems to retain employment while bringing the company down * Too Much out-sourcing and vendor work - pay the employee for the work not the middleman * Strong breaks in current communication, business focus among teams of services and products, no central point of resource or reference * Does not have standardized training for Support Services, needs better hiring techniques to filter out unqualified candidates, and needs to streamline the employment initiation post hiring process * Lacks open cooperation and collaboration between teams - unhealthy competition * Many Individuals tend to rather put blame on others and refuse ownership or responsibility * Managers should work closely on setting standards and procedures in writing and sticking to them - much communication about standards and procedures is word of mouth. * Company needs more focus on the future and bigger picture and to not fall in the loop of old bad habits * Still a strong presence of "Always done it this way" mentality that needs to be filtered out or changed

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