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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,694 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      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 53,694 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
      May 8, 2008

      Microsoft is a great company to work for!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart people; interesting work; impact and reach; ability to change careers but stay with the company; great benefits; great product; fun projects; accountability; awesome colleagues (not just smart but good people); opportunities to travel or relocate if that's important to you; flexible work practices; the ability to actually impact the lives of millions of people

      Cons

      lots of hours; sometimes lots of ambiguity; extremely matrixed environment so you have to be very adept at navigating and working cross-group; you're impacting millions of people so if you make a mistake it reverberates; the stock market doesn't value the company as well as it should, so your stock doesn't reflect what a great company it is; people love to Microsoft-bash - you'll need to grow a thick skin

      5.0
      May 8, 2008

      A happy Microsoftie

      Technical account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people. I have interviewed at more than 10 top tech companies and the openness and level of collaboration within Microsoft are second to none. The par is set pretty high for hiring and it shows. I have met and worked with some of the smartest and most talented people that I have ever experienced working at Microsoft. In addition to great peers, I have found that people in senior roles are always happy and willing to share with you their experiences and give advice when you ask, thus creating a very open and "warm" work environment. These things, in my opinion, create for a truly world-class work environment.

      Cons

      Microsoft is a huge company. Getting things changed is feels like it is nearly impossible. In addition, sometimes just finding the proper resource is difficult simply because of how large the company is. I often feel like Microsoft doesn't value or recognize talent as much as it used to and that seniority is the key to success within the company. This does not sit well with me since it seems like the key to job growth within the company is stamina and endurance rather than truly brilliant work. I was really hoping for more of a meritocracy within the company.

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