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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,844 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,844 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
      Jul 27, 2008

      Great benefits, but work is consuming

      Business manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are amazing and addictive. Work with smart and passionate people. Empowered to get things done.

      Cons

      Need to be consumed by job to be successful. Software is not the be all and end all for everyone.

      4.0
      Jul 27, 2008

      Great company but faces the ills of a large company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Diverse range of products and technologies. Products that have huge impact on the World at large. Instant brand recognition. Great working environment, some truly brilliant engineers and software builders. Some phenomenal engineering practices.

      Cons

      Large company, moves slowly. Harder to make an impact as an individual, but it is still easier than in most companies of this size. Normal curve definitely applies given the number of employees - this means there's a lot of crap along with the good. Too much politics, lot of redundant work and strategic confusion/incoherance due to size of the company.

      3.0
      Jul 26, 2008

      Great but risky company Microsoft

      Senior product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People working for Microsoft would say they lilke Microsoft for Big brand, Job security, People network, Oversea travel and Learning global markets. When I worked for Microsoft I was proud of my business card with Microsoft brand. Many people hate Microsoft for its domanant position in the market, but they use Microsoft products and Microsoft is always on the list of top 10 desirable companies to work for. My co-workers specially femails really love Microsoft as they believe Microsoft gives them more value than other companies such as no descrimination between men and women. Salary is also pretty reasonable and bonus as well.

      Cons

      I just want to call Microsoft is too big, too old and too errogant to continue its success. The biggest downide of working at Microsft versus other companies like Google, Facebook and promising start-ups is no future for MSFT stocks. It will never overcome $30 per share unless the industry gets crazy and the remaining Microsoft's competitors go belly-up. Other than stock, what we can learn from them. They already won in Software market and Ballmer just want to win in Games, Internet and Mobile where competitors are smarter and moving faster than the big guy Microsoft. For junior workers Microsoft is a great place to learn and experience before moving on to others but for senior wokers it is not a happy place as they keep being asked more revenue and new strategy.

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