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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,875 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 53,875 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
      5.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      great company to work for

      Spm
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      simply the greatest place to work for, they take care of everything provide a seperate office to work for, take care of insurance and medical bills, good fitness programs, and even pay for your massages (i wish) - but jokes aside, this company gives you everything that you need to focus purely on work and forget about the rest of the world. Sure, there is enough share of bureaucracy in this company, but keeping hte politics aside, this is a great place to work. i've seen people move up the ladder as fast as they can to be a VP in like 10 years. that is simply phenomenal that you can accomplish this in the company.

      Cons

      not enough pay but overall its a great company

      4.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      View from the field

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are outstanding, pay is adequate, but the cache is pretty good.

      Cons

      Sr. Leadership is clueless, they don't have any idea how to take this company to the next level.

      4.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      Decent place

      Developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      “The best reasons to work at Microsoft are that you get to work with a group of exceptionally talented and motivated people, you have almost limitless career growth, and you will always be working with the latest and greatest technology that is available. Senior management is very competent and will give you feedback on a regular basis that you can use for personal as well as professional development. The people you meet in the hallway usually seem happy to be there (minus the guys that are late to their meetings and coding on their laptops while trying to hit the right elevator buttons) and you can almost always strike up a good conversation with someone interesting at lunch (we're not all antisocial nerds, well at least not all the time =P) If you are a fresher like myself, I have found the environment to be very nurturing yet at the same time there is plenty of challenge so you will feel proud of your work when you are done. At my previous company when management said I did a good job on a project I just shrugged it off, but when someone says you're doing a good job at Microsoft it is really something to be proud of!!”

      Cons

      “The downsides are that sometimes you will put in long hours if you are close to release in the software development lifecycle. Occasionally I hear about people having incompetent middle manager/leads which I believe is partly due to the "if you can code, you can manage" philosophy. If this happens be diplomatic about it, give feedback to your leads and senior managers and remember that sometimes they are still learning too. Also, as a downside to having high career growth you can be put in a situation where they will give you more responsibility than you asked for. This is great for experience but it can be stressful if you are not used to it. The way I see it, that is just part of the training and what is life without a little challenge anyway?”

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