MicroStrategy reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(1,367 total reviews)
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Phong Le

30% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

MicroStrategy has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,367 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The MicroStrategy employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Apr 8, 2026

Not the best

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy job, great people working there

Cons

Management expectations, tech stack from 20 years ago and no long term view

1.0
Mar 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, Free lunch ( but its 5 day WFO so who cares)

Cons

No real concept of culture, Extreme favoritism. The Indian management actually PRESSURED new joiners to provide a positive review on glassdoor (I know because I was there at the office) PS- You cannot call people to cabin and ask them to write positive reviews thinking they wont tell others

1.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The brightest spot is, without a doubt, the incredible people. The individual contributors and mid-level engineers are some of the smartest and most collaborative professionals you'll meet. There's a strong sense of camaraderie at the team level, and people are genuinely willing to help each other solve complex problems. It's a shame such great talent is being mismanaged.

Cons

1. Punishing Workload & Unrealistic Expectations: A mandatory long-hour workday is just the starting point. Due to a complete lack of prioritization and chaotic management, the volume of tasks is unsustainable. Consistent, unpaid overtime is not the exception; it's the standard operating procedure to meet arbitrary deadlines. This chronic overwork leads to rapid burnout. 2. Strategic Vacuum & Failed Execution: Senior leadership appears completely disconnected from the realities of software development. There is no clear, executable strategy for our AI products beyond marketing hype. Despite a few years of development, the flagship product is a non-viable "toy" with negligible customer adoption, a direct result of this lack of vision. 3. Toxic Engineering Leadership: New leaders and directors have instilled a culture of fear where dissent is punished and healthy technical debate is stifled. This toxic environment has killed innovation and critical thinking, which are essential for building enterprise-grade software. 4. Existential Business Risk: Leadership is actively considering a plan to close primary development centers and offshore all knowledge to a new India hub these years. This move will cause a catastrophic loss of institutional knowledge and severely degrade our core BI products. Job security for employees outside of India is effectively zero.

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