Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,827 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,827 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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3.0
Sep 5, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoy the people I work with and the challenging environment. There is never a dull moment and always something new coming at you... usually at the speed of a VP escalation.

Cons

The decision process has become so convoluted that getting anything done becomes impossible. There are too many conflicting agendas across groups preventing truly amazing things from happening with the level of knowledge that is employed at Microsoft.

3.0
Sep 5, 2008

no comment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- surrounded by super smart people - great place to learn - ability to make huge impact in any market - flexible work environment - opportunity to move into other roles

Cons

- review process is lousy - work very hard just to be average, with no clarity on how to exceed - people are often overly analytical for very little gain - way too much email (100-150 emails per day is average) - inability to move quickly because you have to loop in many groups/people - quality work is not rewarded

4.0
Sep 4, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Microsoft has a very relaxed environment. I go to work whenever I want and leave whenever I want as long as I get my job done and make it to meetings. I can talk to my manager and take vacation with very little hassle. All this as long as you know you will finish you work. Microsoft gives great benefits. And depending on the team you work in, the technology you work on can be exciting. Finally, there are lots of very smart people from whom you can learn from.

Cons

I am not too fond of the stack ranking where someone is bound to end up at the bottom of the rank. I think the bonuses and merit increases could be larger. This also depends on which team you are in. Different teams seem to give different amount for bonuses for the same level and same rating.

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