Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,852 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,852 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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3.0
Sep 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company as a whole is great, and seems to truly care about its employees. The key is to find a group that values your work and opinions, and a manager that takes a vested interest in helping you carve your career.

Cons

Unfortunately, great individual contributors are often promoted into management positions, which often results in unqualified managers who don't know how, or care to help employees develop professionally.

4.0
Sep 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Tons of smart people. Lots of groups to work for, all situated in a single campus. Each group in Microsoft has a product line often equivalent to another rival company. Great benefits esp. medical.

Cons

Too much butt kissing required for promotions. You better be the manager's pal. Lots of infighting between groups (especially R&D and secretive incubation groups).

5.0
Sep 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, for sure. Completely free medical and prescriptions (which is really handy if you have kids). Lots of passionate people and the ability to work outside the normal parameters of your job description. Lots of job mobility (and it's encouraged so the gene pool doesn't get stagnant). Microsoft is also not afraid to reward those who rise above the masses with cash and stock. By far the best company I've worded for and living in the Pacific Northwest, while more expensive, is awesome.

Cons

Sometimes process and being safe or predictable gets in the way of agility and innovation. It's a huge company and sometimes multiple groups work on overlapping things.

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