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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,865 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 53,865 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
      4.0
      Sep 25, 2008

      Good Company but lots needs to change to be the best.

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Diverse culture, lot of opportunities, being in the middle of great technology company are the best reasons to work for the company. Medical benefis are great.

      Cons

      Salary is very low compared to the same level for other companies. Work life balance is a complete disaster. Middle management expects too much out of you. They want you to not only achieve your goals but super exceed in every goal to get a promotion or a good bonus. Some of the middle management people are not even managers. they do not know how to manage or asess people if they are good or bad. They think that if you talk more and stay late then you are great and otherwise not. Particularly MS IT is a bad place to work.

      2.0
      Sep 24, 2008

      A cutthroat working environment

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great stability, competitive or high salary, great benefits. Lots of smart people. Many opportunities for professional development both internally and externally.

      Cons

      Hyper-competitive, stressful working environment, larger groups are extremely political. If you get a bad manager, you're sunk because HR will support Microsoft managers no matter what. And make no mistake, there are plenty of bad managers, most of whom were promoted into their position because of individual excellence but who have no idea how to motivate or develop people. Microsoft says it values respectful communication but many managers get away with bullying and intimidation without repercussion, because upper managers don't even know it's happening. There is a HUGE over-reliance on e-mail and instant messaging, leading to frequent miscommunication and strained relationships.

      4.0
      Sep 23, 2008

      Great Job at holding steady

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working with some very bright people, whom will challenge you to get better not only in your profession, but also as a human being... That said, there will be others that will challenge you to keep your values.

      Cons

      lack of work-life balance. politics. The organization has in some cases lost its fire to compete quickly with competitors.

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