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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,853 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,853 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      3.0
      Sep 5, 2008

      no comment

      Anonymous employee
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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

      Very relaxed environment. Great benefits. Exciting technology depending on which team you are in.

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      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.

      4.0
      Sep 4, 2008

      Smart passionate people, deep technical know-how

      Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Microsoft has a deep bench of talented people with raw smarts, dedication and passion. Employees tend to have long tenures even though they change groups within the company. This makes for a work environment where there is a LOT to learn from the senior team members. This is a terrific company to get mentorship, career guidance and improve technical chops. Microsoft's wide array of low level systems products (Windows, .Net Framework, SQL Server) means that there is deep technical expertise in core computing fundamentals like operating systems, databases, languages, runtimes, etc.

      Cons

      The layer of middle management (dev leads, test leads) is bloated and adds little value. The specialization of roles into Dev, Test, PM limits employees from gaining skills that are transferable, since there typically aren't that specialized roles outside of MS. Microsoft needs to figure out how to utilize the SDE/T (testing) discipline effectively to infuse reliability, stability and perf into products; we need testers who are good enough to be developers on the same product. MS also needs to figure out what it's strategy is in the services space. We also need to find ways to encourage small but good ideas to blossom into compelling products; it seems like products only get created when a General Manager or a VP decides to create something.

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