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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,780 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 53,780 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
      Jun 16, 2008

      Great place to grow if you know what you what to learn and can drive that on your own

      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you work in Redmond, the career opportunities or great. It rewards success, and the people are fun for the most part. Benefits are great and if you are women and/or mom, there is a lot of support with most management.

      Cons

      Very large company and trying to do it all. Sometimes we get lost and forget we need to do things WELL rather than do everything. Sales is spread way to thin and this should be recongnized as our bread and butter. Sales has the majority of touch with people who buy our licenses so the partner led model can be challenging for a true salesperson.

      5.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      Great company! I'm proud that I'm part of this team.

      Administrative assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are numerous reasons for why I choose to work for Microsoft: getting paid for what I really enjoy doing, excellent advancement opportunities, fast growing company, great benefits, fun working environment, extremely talented/smart people etc.

      Cons

      It's quite difficult to get in, even if you know the requirements for the job. It helps a lot to know somebody inside! My friend was a babysitter for this manager at Microsoft and now she is his personal assistant (no experience, no knowledge whatsoever).

      4.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      Decent place

      Developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      “The best reasons to work at Microsoft are that you get to work with a group of exceptionally talented and motivated people, you have almost limitless career growth, and you will always be working with the latest and greatest technology that is available. Senior management is very competent and will give you feedback on a regular basis that you can use for personal as well as professional development. The people you meet in the hallway usually seem happy to be there (minus the guys that are late to their meetings and coding on their laptops while trying to hit the right elevator buttons) and you can almost always strike up a good conversation with someone interesting at lunch (we're not all antisocial nerds, well at least not all the time =P) If you are a fresher like myself, I have found the environment to be very nurturing yet at the same time there is plenty of challenge so you will feel proud of your work when you are done. At my previous company when management said I did a good job on a project I just shrugged it off, but when someone says you're doing a good job at Microsoft it is really something to be proud of!!”

      Cons

      “The downsides are that sometimes you will put in long hours if you are close to release in the software development lifecycle. Occasionally I hear about people having incompetent middle manager/leads which I believe is partly due to the "if you can code, you can manage" philosophy. If this happens be diplomatic about it, give feedback to your leads and senior managers and remember that sometimes they are still learning too. Also, as a downside to having high career growth you can be put in a situation where they will give you more responsibility than you asked for. This is great for experience but it can be stressful if you are not used to it. The way I see it, that is just part of the training and what is life without a little challenge anyway?”

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