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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,827 total reviews)
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      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

      3.4

      Senior management

      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,827 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      54K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 25, 2026

      Strong engineering culture but declining execution and clarity

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Microsoft still has a high concentration of capable engineers and a culture that has historically supported bottom-up innovation. There are opportunities to explore emerging areas like AI, and internal mobility between teams is relatively accessible.

      Cons

      Execution and strategic clarity have declined, particularly in newer AI initiatives. Teams are often misaligned and compete internally rather than working toward shared customer outcomes, which leads to duplicated effort and periods of sustained overtime. Frequent leadership changes and reorganizations can quickly disrupt team direction. Projects are sometimes re-scoped to align with top-down priorities that do not clearly map to customer value, making it difficult to build momentum or deliver meaningful impact. There is also a disconnect between leadership messaging and product reality. Features may be positioned as successful despite limited adoption, with lack of usage attributed to external factors rather than product quality. Compensation and benefits are increasingly uncompetitive relative to peers, especially given workload and expectations.

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