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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,920 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 53,920 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 IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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      54K reviews
      5.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Satisfied Lead PM

      Lead program manager
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      Pros

      Microsoft is a great place to work for because you get to pick what you get to work on, you get to work on cutting edge technology, and you get to work with smart people. Almost everybody is competant and most are very good at their jobs.

      Cons

      The downsides of working at Microsoft are the nepotism, bureaucratic processes and procedures, and an overall lack of agility. We are not very fast to respond to market opportunities and have not done a good job of acquiring companies with new & innovative technologies. In my view, the Yahoo thing has been mostly mishandled.

      4.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Bring yourself to work

      Senior product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are lots of opportunities. You are evaluated based on what you do and not who you are. The company is generally very respectful of employees and I love working with people from all over the world. In my current job I work with very smart interesting people and I have a great boss. The work is challenging and interesting and I have been recognized for the hard work I've been doing.

      Cons

      It can be hard to get decisions made and there is generally a pretty arrogant attitude. I wish we were more agile and simple good ideas were developed and released and that we would stay committed to ideas for along enough time to get them to work. The endless reorgs can be exhausting.

      4.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Great place for people earlier in their careers

      Strategy and planning
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft is a great place for people that are relatively early in their career. The jobs have a high level of responsibility, the company makes a big investment in developing people, and the industry is highly profitable--which allows for growth and flexibility. The benefits are also first class.

      Cons

      Many groups at Microsoft do not seem to place a high value on experiences people get in other companies--no matter how significant. Promotions and advancement seem to be based primarily on how long a person has been at Microsoft and how deep their social network is within the company--not how long they have been in the industry and how effective they are in their jobs.

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