Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,847 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 53,847 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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54K reviews
3.0
Aug 28, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a stable company with plenty of money so there is good job security relative to many other tech businesses. The company provides good benefits and HR seems to have a vested interest in improving those based on employee feedback. Pay is fair relative to other companies.

Cons

The company has a poor ethical reputation which is conferred on its employees. Being a large corporation, all decisions come down to pleasing stockholders rather than making employees satisfied. Also, engineering managers are frequently promoted to those positions based on their technical skills rather than their ability to manage people.

3.0
Aug 26, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you land a job within a well-performing division with strong, consistent leadership, it couldn't be a better place to work. Overall, the company does an excellent job promoting work/life balance, is family-friendly, and one of the most diverse environments I've ever worked. Plus the benefits can't be beat.

Cons

Some managers are promoted simply because they've been occupying a chair for years, not necessarily because they should or want to be promoted. Microsoft needs to do a better job on assessing whether people are better as strong individuals as opposed to weak managers.

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