Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,831 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 53,831 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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3.0
Aug 13, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people you work alongside with, interesting range of technology and products, improving career development, decent work/life balance. Redmond area is great for families. Most of all, the benefits are great.

Cons

Stagnant culture - passion and excitement is gone. Tons of bureaucracy and politics. Very hard to get things done in a way that's reflected quickly and decisively in the marketplace. Management seems lost; not a strong sense of "what's next".

4.0
Aug 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company still attracts and retains good engineering talent. The benefits program is outstanding. The company still has an extremely strong presence in the PC/desktop market. Very good compensation.

Cons

Microsoft is no longer seen as a "hot" place to work, so the concentration of top flight engineering talent is less dense than it used to be. Senior management has shown confusion with its business strategy over the last decade--having difficulty shipping Vista and always playing catch-up with Google. Innovation is limited. The company is slow-moving, and can take a long time to get anything interesting done. Size can be stifling.

2.0
Aug 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice benefits package. You can work average if you expect average payment. If you can find the "right group", if such exists, you can grow in the company.

Cons

Too political place. Everything has to make everybody happy, which makes things not work after all. Usually you get stuck with lousy explanations on why you can't get a raise, a promotion or bonus. Most of the time the managers are "with their hands tied" to get you the rewards.

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