Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,705 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 53,705 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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4.0
Apr 30, 2008
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Pros

There are amazing healthcare benefits. I have never paid out of pocket for any medical expenses and I've had a baby along the way. We joke that our baby was "free". Kids just out of college have no idea how huge this health benefit is: free prescriptions, check-ups, self referrals to specialists. The company is stable for now and there are no worries about where your next paycheck is coming from. You get to work with amazingly smart people and take on difficult challenges. You are never bored and always feel challenged by your job and plenty to keep you busy.

Cons

The external reputation of the company is bad which can lead you to question why and how you can manage to work there if you only look at the outside picture. There are many cultures inside the company, some of them dysfunctional or with awful work-life balance. Just as in any big company there are egomaniacs and selfish types whose primary objective is to climb up the career ladder and make partner. The cafeteria food isn't that great and it isn't free like at Google. The company has to really make up time in the Internet space, even though IE caught up, the software as a service space is still there to figure out.

2.0
Apr 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The training programs offered by MS are impressive. I was able to take a class at the Kellogg School of Management that prepped me for Product Management. There are lots courses like this specifically designed to improve your skill set. There are also lots of good managers at Microsoft -- not all but more than average. The coolest thing, however, is that Microsoft is really thinking about how to solve the big problems and as an organization has the resources to do amazing things.

Cons

- bureaucracy - the organization is highly matrixed - internal politics

5.0
Apr 30, 2008

Microsoft is a great place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people, fun job opportunities and great health plan

Cons

Lots of hours and very bureaucratic

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