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 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits package, college like atmosphere on main campus. Pretty buildings.

Cons

If you are not on main campus, you are treated like a pariah. There is definitely a caste system in place within the company, with contractors and what's left of the support organization at the bottom of the pile.

1.0
Aug 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Microsoft has great products that are unbeatable and will stay around for a very long time to come. Its people are really interesting to get to know and not just nerdy. On a personal level, I found almost everyone enthusiastic and friendly with a "can do" attitude. And I am proud to call those I know well my friends.

Cons

There is an over-aggressive culture that permiates through the business. The HQ culture is arrogant and does not understand how the rest of the world works ie: outside the West Coast. The subsidiaries are pure money-making operations with little empowerment to make decisions. The "on line at all times" mentality means that people never have a break from the business, so despite lots of talk about "work / life balance" it is work work work.

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