Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,859 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 53,859 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
May 17, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Being a Microsoft consultant is as close to running your own business without any of the hassles as you can get. Great pay, incredible benefits, lots of varied and interesting projects, time and resources for deepening and expanding your skill sets. And best of all, no pressure to become a manager to advance your career. You can go as far as you want and never have to change into management if you don't want to. Bill Gates never managed anyone and he did pretty well...LOL

Cons

Like any large organization there are some rough spots: processes that seem to take too long or are overly complicated. But this is a global company and it isn't easy balancing all those cultural differences and still being fair to all the employees.

5.0
May 17, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary and great bonuses for high performing individuals You can move in the company between orgs and it is like working for another company almost. Offers a variety of career options.

Cons

Too much politics for getting promotions, making it difficult to advance your career if you do not have the right manager to fight for you.

4.0
May 16, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to do very innovative work and work along side with very smart people

Cons

Need to be mindful of work life balance - (dependent on the team you are in)

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