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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,879 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 53,879 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
      Jan 31, 2019

      Disconnected Leadership

      Senior marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The direction and vision for the company are strong and I fully believe in CEO Satya Nadella's direction for the company. He's made great improvements in the top leader ranks on culture change. As a 12-year employee of Microsoft I've seen lots of change and I think the company is going in the best direction. However, the new vision/direction and improvements are not consistent in all divisions/functions.

      Cons

      Certain businesses like Cloud + Enterprise and business functions like Marketing are highly dysfunctional. Middle management does not align to the company values the top leaders are driving. The top leaders leave it to middle management to execute on that vision but it's done poorly at the expense of the individual contributors that are abused and threatened by poorly equipped managers.

      3.0
      Jan 18, 2019

      It's OK (Datacenter)

      Datacenter technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      These are the Pros for Microsoft Datacenter: - Easy Job - Pays more than IBM - Stress free in terms of physical labor - Microsoft offers amazing benefits. My current benefit payout is 19.1k. - Microsoft pays you back for fitness related items - Workplace environment is relaxed - Great starter job in the IT industry, I would recommend this job to people just starting out.

      Cons

      These are the Cons for Microsoft Datacenter: - Does not pay nearly as much as Amazon or Oracle - Job might be easy, but it's very linear. You will definitely need something to distract you from the boredom. - Gossip and backstabbing is like wildfire in this particular location of Microsoft. - Does not offer any holidays off at all, unless requested. And only 3 people per shift can get them off. Everyone else is stuck here on holidays. (upside you get double pay if working on holidays). - People get hired here with subpar knowledge on how to do the work, which has caused a high turnover rate of talent. - Very little to almost no career opportunities in terms of promotions. Most people have to move out, in order to move up. This also sorta ties into the talent having a higher turnover rate. - Yearly pay raise is extremely low.

      4.0
      Jan 7, 2019

      Sr. Business Development Manager

      Senior business development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, work environment, very smart people everywhere, a constant flow of bold initiatives.

      Cons

      Middle management only looking for self-preservation instead of developing people. HR is a non-factor in career development, other than providing guides and training.

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