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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,846 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 53,846 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
      Dec 4, 2008

      Contract work is great if you have the right Perspective

      Program manager iii
      Recommend
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      Pros

      It's a great opportunity to learn and you become accostomed to working in a university-like enviornment. You do feel part of a large community. The company seems genuinely concerned about the enviornment. The facilities are excellent, than includeds the cafes and bathrooms.

      Cons

      Many people are working themselves sick. Also, there is not really a culture of sharing information or collaborating. If something is not in someone's commitments, then you can't count on them. Product development can take so long that you may be working on an irrelevant product by the time it's near launch.

      4.0
      Dec 3, 2008

      Lots of opprotunities for the brightest engineers.

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

      Pros

      Great opprotunities. Plenty of young workers, feels like a campus. Managers are easy going and understanding of everyone. Plenty of opprotunities for career advancement. Pay is comparable and often times higher than competitors. Redmond is a great location and located close to Seattle, which has plenty of stuff to do. Microsoft flies you out for interviews which gives you a chance to see the location.

      Cons

      Like every company there are pros and cons when working at Microsoft. Microsoft is a large company with lots of workers, and one can get "lost in the crowd". You need to stand out to get noticed.

      4.0
      Dec 2, 2008

      Ballmer hasn't done anything for employees or shareholders since he has been CEO.

      Group program manager
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft's medical and dental benefits are great. I think they're probably the best I've experienced, having worked for a number of large high tech companies. It's a large company that has a relatively good reputation, especially outside of the IT industry. Its big name will help open a lot of doors to other employers.

      Cons

      If you get tired of references to "the evil empire", don't work at Microsoft. While the company might have a relatively good reputation outside of the IT industry, there are a lot of people who have negative opinions of the company because of their past business practices. The stock hasn't done very well over the last 7 years, either. Microsoft certainly isn't a place where you can "rest & vest" anymore. If you're looking to make money on stock, this isn't the place. The salary portion of the compensation isn't bad, but it isn't great. Microsoft pays a little below the market, from what I've seen in the salary surveys.

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