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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,887 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 53,887 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      54K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 24, 2009

      Lack of Focus

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart People, Good Benefits, Fast Pace. There is always a big challenge opportunity for those who want to excel.

      Cons

      Lack of visibility to decision making, lack of recognition. Currently it feels like Microsoft is lacking focus and isn't as agile as it needs to be. The recent downturn and ayoffs exposed a leadership style that isn't really that concerned about nuturing a positive relationship with ex-employees. Microsoft could learn aot from HP in this area especially in regards to pre-messaging, empathy and openness.

      5.0
      Feb 21, 2009

      Microsoft can impact the world like no other company. I'm proud to be pushing in the right direction.

      Development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Super smart people * Chance to work on something that will impact millions of people * Excellent benefits (the best I've heard of from everyone I've talked to) * Ability to have many careers in the same company without giving up your seniority, benefits, stock, etc.

      Cons

      * Negative public perception * Seattle weather

      4.0
      Feb 20, 2009

      Great for interns, but leave later if you want challenges and better promotion chances

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Prestige. Having interned at a such renowned company makes it much easier to atleast land an interview for any other cs related job. They attract great talent from all over the world. No matter how smart you are, you will definitely meet people like you and even better, being able to learn and gain experience from them.

      Cons

      They focus too much on their technologies. It may be the best place to specialize in MS technologies, but if you want a more general experience that will be restricting. There is a general atmosphere and hype inside the company that "Microsoft is the best", which gets tiring after a while. Combined with the facts that MS is less diverse in their projects than other tech giants, the huge bureaucracy and the large number of ineffective managers unable to give the right feedback, i couldn't think of myself working there for more than 2-3 years. In conclusion, working for MS is great to launch your career, but working for a smaller, newer and faster developing firm is much more interesting.

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