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      Microsoft Program Manager reviews

      4.1

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,195 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      85% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      Program Manager employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,195 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Apr 28, 2009

      Wowsa - my review of Microsoft after 9 years

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Spectacular benefits. Do you know those explanation of benefit forms that your insurance company sends you? The kind that lists how much your eligible for paying out of pocket? They're all $0 at our house.

      Cons

      It's a huge company, which means that it has good parts and not so good parts. If you're in a good part, life is good and you can't go wrong. If you're in a not so good part, you thinking about switching jobs a lot.

      5.0
      Mar 21, 2009

      I like my job at Microsoft, and like any company there is room for improvement.

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I like the health club benefit at Pro Club. I can exercise and keep myself healthy. I like that I enjoy my work very much, and the environment makes me want to come into the office. The people are energetic and often go-getters. The education classes, and on the job training allow an employee to develop and make significant contributions to the company and team. The technology in the office is great for productivity. IP connected phones to Office Communicator ,my laptop. and phone makes it easy to communicate in the office. I feel at my job right now, I can accomplish many of my professional goals, and rotate to different areas of the company and different offices around the world.

      Cons

      Like any large company, there are some inefficiencies.

      3.0
      Mar 18, 2009

      Good place to work, but it can come at a high cost.

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft is a cutting edge company that is not afraid to expand its horizons or move into new areas of software development. Largely the management staff treats employees fairly and takes the annual review seriously. Valid and reasonable attempts are made at constructive criticism with an emphasis on growth paths, including education. If you approach your manager that you would like to advance your career he or she will likely make an effort to find a path for your to succeed. If they feel that you are not ready yet, specific areas for improvement will be indicated so that you can work towards your goal.

      Cons

      Interviewing internally for a lateral job change can sometimes be a real challenge. Often groups are interested in you fitting a very specific description, failing to make allowance that when entering a new job one must learn a huge amount of job-specific information. Previous, specific job characteristics seem to carry a greater weight than your proven ability to adapt and succeed at a new position. While the company often touts that it makes a strong distinction between home and work life, it is sometimes not realistically reflected by your management team. All too often the "extra mile" is required from you in an on-going basis. Sure, you get the vacation you have earned, but the well known "vacation penalty" that you have to pay by catching up on work and email is sometimes staggering. Even though you get time off, you are treated with deadlines as if those days work days. This makes life difficult if you have a family.

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