Microsoft Technical Program Manager reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(116 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

81% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Technical Program Manager employees have rated Microsoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 116 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Technical Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Technical Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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116 reviews
3.0
Jun 7, 2010
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Pros

Working at Microsoft gave me a pretty good experience that you could get a chance to work with one of the brightest people.

Cons

Some business owners that I know doesn't know much of what they are doing, they are simply doing what they were told to do any never try to drive the overall growth of the company

5.0
Jun 13, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Microsoft offers a transparent workplace that values and rewards fact based decision making. The team that I work on is fantastic, and this sentiment is shared broadly across my extended group. Expectations are high at Microsoft, personal accountability is expected, contributions are recognized and efforts are rewarded. I particularly value the self-awareness that is so central to the culture at Microsoft. Product/service limitations are openly acknowledged, and they drive people to work hard at improving what we produce. Finally, living and working in the Pacific Northwest is a privilege that makes the damper months more than worth it. The natural surroundings are nothing short of stunning, a fact I'm frequently reminded of when I return home from my many business trips.

Cons

As with any large organization, and particularly one like Microsoft where power accrues to individual business groups, politics can at times play an outsized role in cross-group collaboration. There can also a fair amount of bureaucracy when trying to effect change in projects with numerous stakeholders. Time spent in meetings can also get out of hand, so an ability to manage one's time around this reality is critical.

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