Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Microsoft

      Engaged Employer

      Microsoft reviews

      Compare reviews

      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,720 total reviews)
      avatar

      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,720 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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      54K reviews
      2.0
      May 23, 2008

      Great place for factory workers.

      Senior software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft is a very successful company as a whole. It is very competitive. It has a good reputation for the quality of people it hires. It is very stable and financially healthy. It has competitiveness and ambition to do better in its DNA. If you like that environment, there is a culture of open (yet respectful) criticism. It is possible to voice one's opinion in meetings. Health benefits are great. If you stay around long enough, the pay is good.

      Cons

      The middle management is awful: a mixture of cowardice, self-interest, and incompetence. Microsoft is replete with self-serving types, all in heavily guarded fiefdoms. There is no accountability after shipping. Doing good work is hard, and getting rewarded for it is harder.

      5.0
      May 23, 2008

      Great Career Development in Microsoft

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Career development is great. Microsoft has a clear measurement tool for employee to know how well he/she is doing, what is needed to be completed to get next promotion. If you are not satisfied with what you are currently doing, you can easily switch to different project in different group internally. You can also switch your role as well such as from a software developer to be a program manager. You can also choose what to focus for your career - as a manager and walk onto the management path, or be an individual contributor and grow yourself as an expect. You do still need to complete with other to get a promotion because of limited budget, but the opportunity of getting promotion is always there. Health benefit is also another great reason to work for Microsoft if you have family.

      Cons

      Though the benefit comes with Microsoft is great ( lots of discount with buying stuff because of the partnership ), but there's no great cafe in Microsoft campus, nor any three free buffet meal as in other companies. You also need to have a high EQ, because no matter how good your team has achieved in the product, there will be always some persons in some newsgroups or websites whining and bashing what you did and what you provided to them. They never appreciate anything you have done. Next thing is the stock does not grow crazily as other competitors. It is more stable.

      Viewing 53629 - 53631 of 53,720 Reviews
      Related searches: Microsoft jobs | Microsoft salaries | Microsoft benefits | Microsoft interviews | Microsoft conversations
      ReviewsMicrosoft reviews

      Glassdoor has 68,251 Microsoft reviews submitted anonymously by Microsoft employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Microsoft is right for you.