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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,809 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 53,809 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
      2.0
      Jul 14, 2008

      I hope Microsoft is not a train-wreck looking for a place to happen

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

      Pros

      If you have a family with dependents to care for, then the benefits are great. I suspect that's the primary reason many of average people hang on to Microsoft.

      Cons

      In some groups, you have really bad management. Over time, cronies and yes-men have been promoted to mid to senior managerial positions. The saying that A's hire other A's and B's hire C's and D's can be seen in action in some of these groups. If, as a new hire, you end up in one of these places, life can be miserable.

      5.0
      Jul 14, 2008

      Great Company to start working at!

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great international team, very interesting people among industry, seasonal trips to Redmond/US or to European countries as a part of learnings/conferences participation, good salary, great benefits, a realistic way to become promoted, support from management, big willingness from management to get people grow at company not leave. At Microsoft Russia, you spend your time not just in a hard work but in a work where you love it, it is very common situation that people start working by reading/answering to email on Sunday evening, and even in vacations you still remember of your job and very want to get back to it :)

      Cons

      as in all situations when you love your work, work/life balance is something that needs to be changed :) Microsoft makes it a big challenge for people - you will want to work each day regardless it is a work or weekend day. As sub is growing each year, not all managers are yet enough experienced to lead teams with different people, so there is a good need to get them more experienced. Good thing to say, Senior Management is taking care of that, and it worries in order to help young managers to better understand needs of their teams and help them both to grow together and build the common success.

      4.0
      Jul 13, 2008

      Great place for a more conforming personality with expectations in check

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

      Pros

      -Job security -Work/life balance -Generally, hands off management (good and bad) -Benefits -Technology and knowledge sharing (if you know how to access it) -Being around smart people

      Cons

      -Fish in a big pool -Parity in pay vs other companies (not bad, not good) -Lifeless stock -Feeling of stifled innovation -More cohesion between groups and people and less competition

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