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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,782 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 53,782 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
      3.0
      Jun 4, 2008

      Be aware of the time commitment working at Microsoft requires and negotiate your salary effectively

      Operations program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing company, access to fantastic software and insight into cool new things. For the most part, everyone is incredibly smart and good to work with

      Cons

      As a salaried employee; there is a tendency to work in excess of 60 hours per week. There is also a tendency to "lose" accrued vacation due to lack of opportunity to take time off.

      1.0
      Jun 4, 2008

      Only good for parents' bumper stickers "My child works for Microsoft"

      Operations engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft is this world's largest software development company, this looks good to future employeers. Employees receive discounts when purchasing normally overpriced software.

      Cons

      You have to pay for food and snacks. Not a comfortable work environment, they discourage peaceful and collaborative working. They do not promote based on quality of work instead they promote based on popularity and their review system. Hard work is NEVER rewarded here, instead employees are promoted when they do less work and leave early. At Microsoft, if one person in management, regardless of their direct connection to you, doesn't like you, your next review will be damaged. I've received only one 0.5% raise in nearly 5 years of service. Microsoft has horrible retention of long term employees. Management is free to ridicule employees. They 'claim' raises and promotions can happen any time but I have never seen anyone recieve a promotion or raise outside of once a year.

      5.0
      Jun 4, 2008

      the grass is greener, but does need some maintenance from time to time..

      Enterprise technology strategist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      it's interesting working for the company that's the thought leader ( in many cases) for the entire industry. Diverse and vibrant, s

      Cons

      the stock price is stagnant and some of the management quality can be inconsistant. in the field, people seem to job hop at bit, which can cause some problems. the focus on revenue is critical, but the drive to sell ( for a sales person) is a bit draconian - but other software companies are similar. we don't currently have a "hot" product like iPhone or Google - but we are trying hard.

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