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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,918 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,918 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
      3.0
      Aug 29, 2009

      Decent Place to work, but too much emphasis on seniority

      Research software design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Generally smart people, although not the smartest Excellent benefits Flexible hours, no micro-managements

      Cons

      Too much emphasis on seniority Some "senior" developers don't know basic things (like don't try to quicksort a linked list) Proper recognition is rarely given to new employees New employees often end up doing the "grunt work" even though they may be much more qualified than existing employees

      2.0
      Aug 28, 2009

      A large fat cow that is suffer from internal illness, the symptoms are coming through in some of the products.

      User experience designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      All subject to change: Free sodas, milk and machine made coffee. Medical is still relatively good. Still a few really good people there. Lots of product teams to work for. Pay is relatively good – depends on what you do.

      Cons

      Reviews are a joke. compensation is no longer awarded based on individual or team performance. might end up crammed into a tiny office with other people. Bureaucracy, bureaucracy. Top down product design. Middle management is over bloated. Senior management seems aloof with some of the decisions (Bing – don’t get me started). Critical information doesn’t pass between Senior managers and lower ranks. Medical\vision\dental has been whittled down over the years. Lots of wasted cycles and resources. Internal training for some disciplines is lacking or none existent. Over all the company still doesn’t understand or embrace good user experience design. Stock is in the toilet.

      2.0
      Aug 28, 2009

      Great For Type A Leaders, awful for engineers who want to just be engineers

      Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great health plan and other perks, you get to work on very high profile projects, flexible working hours (somewhat), great company store

      Cons

      Lose your soul, non-aggressive people are pummeled to a pulp, risk losing your family, risk losing your mental health, suprisingly large number of my peers are on depression and/or anxiety meds caused by work stress. My psychiatrist noted an enormous portion of her clients are from Microsoft and she has become quite familiar with the issues.

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