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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,799 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 53,799 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
      2.0
      Jun 18, 2008

      Microsoft is "old", development is not exciting or educating, performance evaluation is simply unfair.

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salaries are not bad compared to competitors. Several different projects that you can work on. Several different technologies that you can work on. Very good internal training programs.

      Cons

      Promotions and performance reviews are unfair and mostly just political. Not much innovative work is going on. Projects are mostly "rewriting the old stuff for the sake of rewriting". Several developers are not competent enough and write impossible to maintain code.

      4.0
      Jun 17, 2008

      Great if you are are tolerant of processes, politics and a slow machine

      Lead software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The variety of teams and the flexibility of internal transfers makes this a great place to work for. I have had the good luck of working in a team which values employees and fosters a culture of transparency but I see that this is not always the case. The benefits package is definitely top notch - I have not had to pay any money for my dental, vision and heath care needs. All employees in Redmond get access to a really well equipped ( but very crowded) gym. Also, the location is excecllent - Pacific Northwest IMHO is a far prettier place than say CA.

      Cons

      1. Far too big and getting simple decision approved takes far too much time 2. Great emphasis on political correctness can take the fun out 3. Stock awards are not attractive anymore 4. Pay increases for annual reviews are pretty minimal - sometimes do not even match the rate of inflation. 5. Got to deal with politics. If you are the kind that just wants to get things done - you are going to have to have to deal with negotiations, persuasions, dotting your is and crossing your ts. 6. Work life balance is a problem on many teams. Especially around releases.

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