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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,901 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 53,901 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
      Aug 6, 2009

      Some cool products, but they're getting lost in the fact that this is a huge company.

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
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      Pros

      There are some really cool technologies to work on, and generally a very casual atmosphere. Also, for now, the pop is still free.

      Cons

      Product leadership can often lost sight of the fact that they own a cool technology and that we're trying to ship it, leading to directionless and mired down product cycles. Sometimes it seems like there are processes created for the sake of creating processes, not to any useful end.

      4.0
      Aug 5, 2009

      Pleasant place where marketing creativity goes to die

      Product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft is like Pleasantville, everyone is smart and tech-savvy and the life is enviable. The pay is solid (esp given the relatively low cost of SEA-TAC) and the benefits astounding.

      Cons

      I felt like there were very few opportunities to try new roles out. As MBA hires, we were encouraged to become functional experts (me in marketing) and shift to different product lines. There was little opportunity, though, to specialize in one tech sector and demonstrate excellence and get fast-tracked for that. Middle management was way too heavy to make me believe I could get promoted anywhere fast.

      4.0
      Aug 4, 2009

      Great place to work if your perm not so great if your contractor

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft is great place to quickly learn a whole bunch of skills with little direction. There are many capable engineers to give you a lending hand.

      Cons

      Very difficult to figure out whats going on when first beginning little or no guidance. Get treated like second class citizen for being a contractor.

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