Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,746 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,746 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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4.0
Nov 9, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits and job stability. to drill down a bit the benefits are one of the best you could find in US. There is a strong process and emphasis on using technology in your day to day life. You have th eflexibility for work but you need to fulfil your commitments at the end of the year and that is what counts. There is a huge number of middle level managers in microsoft which are kind of redundant and overhead managing 3 or 4 people and doing nothing individually. I think they need to be fired if microsoft needs to compete with google.

Cons

too much work, too many layers

3.0
Nov 6, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation if you are an exceptional performer. Opportunity to work on many different technologies once you are matriculated.

Cons

Poor mobility within the company. Management promotion opportunities generally are linked to how long you have been with the company. 18 months minimum that you must stay within a group before you can work on a new project. This can screw you over as one can easily get lured into a failing group. Periodic hiring freezes exacerbate these problems.

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