Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,782 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 53,782 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
Nov 6, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation if you are an exceptional performer. Opportunity to work on many different technologies once you are matriculated.

Cons

Poor mobility within the company. Management promotion opportunities generally are linked to how long you have been with the company. 18 months minimum that you must stay within a group before you can work on a new project. This can screw you over as one can easily get lured into a failing group. Periodic hiring freezes exacerbate these problems.

5.0
Oct 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic benefits, lots of opportunities to move to new roles, able to assume as much responsible as you're willing to take on. I spent 20 years building and managing my own business and I can't think of another large company, other than Microsoft, where I'd have as much opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial way.

Cons

Heavily matrixed organizational structure which can lead to a lot of bureaucracy and difficulty with making things happen quickly. Low and mid level managers are inexperienced and need development. GM level management has a tendency to spend more time managing up and parallel and not much time managing down.

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