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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,836 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 53,836 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
      4.0
      Jul 10, 2008

      Microsoft is pretty OK to work for

      Support engineer
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      Pros

      The people, benefits, salary. There are so many intelligent and hard working individuals at Microsoft, it was a great environment. A lot of opportunity to learn and move around.

      Cons

      Too big. Too many managers and not enough focus. The whole blue and orange badge thing is pretty weak, too. I worked at Microsoft first as a FTE and then later as a contractor; while the hourly rate was great, it was unfortunate that the positions had a one year expiration date and then they would re-hire you after a three month break- why not just make the person a FTE if you want them to continue to work for you?

      4.0
      Jul 10, 2008

      Good money, great benefits, huge impact, but bureaucratic and hobbled by legal

      Group program manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The chance to build software millions of people will use while working with some of the smartest people anywhere. Good salaries (especially at higher experience levels) and awesome health benefits for everyone. Microsoft has a reputation for poor frontline management, but there's been a huge focus on improvement that has mostly paid off. Even though the company has 90k+ employees, it retains some of the entrepreneurial spirit of the past.

      Cons

      Can be insular and difficult for those that come in as experienced hires to figure out how to advance and how things get done. Career opportunities are abundant, but it varies greatly from group to group, and while management has been improved it has a ways to go. The bureaucracy has grown into a behemoth and the legal compliance requirements have had a significant impact on development velocity.

      4.0
      Jul 9, 2008

      Microsoft was a great place to work but I am happier on the outside now

      Group product manager
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      Pros

      There is no lack of resources at your disposal but the best part about working for Microsoft were the smart and passionate people that you got to work with everyday. The bar is still very high there. They are also doing many cool things in many different areas of technology. Many companies under 1 roof. But as with most companies, the higher up the chain you go, the more you need to be prepared with managing people, managers, budgets as opposed to building, executing, and innovating

      Cons

      The downside is the stock has gone nowhere in 10 years and there is little to no upside. Politics and management reviews can be taxing and fustrating. They also lead to a bloated, slow execution cycle that can be terribly fustrating.

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