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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,860 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 53,860 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
      Jan 25, 2009

      inflexible behemoth with great benefits

      Product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, good pay, many other perks.

      Cons

      it all depends on the team and who you know. it is much easier to go out of the company, get a promotion and come back in at a higher level than work your way up. even though there are annual reviewes, individual goals are not alinged with those of the ocmpany and many teams end up working on the same stuff or simply waisting company resources if it's in the GM's interests to gorw his/her org.

      3.0
      Jan 23, 2009

      Good benefits, interesting work, but it's at a steep price and the management is stinky

      Group product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart people, great benefits, and really interesting work if you're on the right team. If you succeed there's good money in it. Product launches can be a lot of fun and there can be great team camaraderie if you get in with the right group. Choose where you work carefully. Being technical, even in non-technical assignments, is a huge help. You get exposure to people places and things that you might not in other places and it paves the way for whatever you want to do post Microsoft. You'll learn skills that you will take with you whatever you do next.

      Cons

      Time consuming - you're expected to be there 24/7. That's fine when you're fresh out of school but it doesn't work when you want to start a family (which is why I left). If you aren't protected by someone higher up, forget growth opportunities. People just aren't very nice to each other when the heat is on - it tends to be toxic. Senior management (i.e people who are directors and above) are not seasoned or trained at all. As a result getting constructive career direction can be difficult. Also because favoritism is rampant it impacts morale in a negative manner.

      1.0
      Jan 21, 2009

      Safe heaven for economic downturn, almost like a government job!

      Senior marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lot of cash to navigate economic downturn, big installed base, great people to work with if one is on the software development side of the house. Very hard to get fired, unless one does something really stupid like breaking the law

      Cons

      red tape, too many marketers with too little experience, poor career opportunities in marketing, cliques could control promotions and salary increases by manipulating the performance review process. Slow pace to innovation because of the big legacy. Ensuring backward compatibility is a hard task that few customers appreciate. Not diversified portfolio, revenue still 90% based on Windows and Office flagships. E&D and MSN are bleeding divisions with no clear plan to get ever profitable (yes, that means paying for all the 10+ year loses)

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