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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,846 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 53,846 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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      5.0
      Aug 24, 2008

      A great place to work

      Researcher
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      Pros

      At MSR, you have a chance to work with the best and the brightest -- the caliber of people that would otherwise be on the faculty at a top-tier research university. MSR is pretty much the only surviving old-style industrial research lab in the tradition of Bell Labs and PARC. The compensation starts out good and becomes great as the stock awards ramp up.

      Cons

      If you are not in Redmond or Beijing, there is very little opportunity to grow beyond an individual contributer role, unless you move out of Research.

      4.0
      Aug 23, 2008

      Happy - for now.

      Program manager
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      Pros

      Working with the latest technology and mature development practices is probably the biggest career draw. It doesn't hurt to have MS on your resume since everyone in the industrialized world has heard of the company and associates it with success.

      Cons

      The company has gotten so large - and is growing head count at a break-neck pace - it can be overwhelming at times to feel you will progress very far in terms of management level and visibility. The company still tries to maintain some sense of its entreprenurial startup persona, but the best most can hope for these days after 10-15 years is to be a glorified version of your present position.

      3.0
      Aug 23, 2008

      Stay away if you are not adept at managing perceptions and managing up

      Senior program manager
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      Pros

      For college hires, MSFT is (still) a good brand to have on your resume and a great place to gain some experience. There are only a handful of software companies that deliver products to hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We also have a variety of products and technologies so there are opportunities to work on other problem spaces and wear different hats if you get bored. For industry hires, stability is the word of the day. The company has weathered its growing pains, matured from lessons learn and have consistently produced strong numbers year after year. Those with families will appreciate the very good benefits package and solid work life balance. You're unlikely to suffer from burnouts or strategic fluctuations as long as you pick the right group.

      Cons

      Much has been said about our performance review and stack-ranking system. MSFT is not unlike other for-profit corporation after all. If you are not adept at managing perceptions and managing your manager - stay away. Mid level folks will find career advancement opportunities limited. There's an entrenched middle management in almost every division and they're not going anywhere soon. As you go higher up, promotions is about who you know and who knows you. This is a matured company now. The passion from the 90's growth days are long gone.

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