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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

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      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
      3.0
      Mar 5, 2018

      Good company, but not very exciting

      Senior electrical engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are ok, but not excellent. Job is generally stable, with only occasional layoffs. Some teams have a lot of travel and time spent in China.

      Cons

      Lots of reorgs and instability. Some teams have a lot of travel and time spent in China. Stock bonus plan is poor compared to competitors. No free food like other tech giants. Engineering work is not very innovative or cutting edge. Very schedule driven, but not customer focused or quality focused. Many decisions are made by project managers who do not understand the technology they are managing.

      1.0
      Mar 5, 2018

      Did not work for me

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great salary but nothing else

      Cons

      Good old boys and girls club. You HAVE to be liked by everyone if you expect to last at MSFT. You need to be constantly telling everyone how great you. It's a "beauty contest" atmosphere where you always need to have portray how great you are. Big drinking culture too. Most company events havbe minimal food but unlimited drinks, so most people are wasted fairly quickly. Management are doing their best not to get fired and as a result they do whatever they are told as it relates to hiring, firing and promotions. I saw many firings where they told people "your job is in jeopardy" w/o giving actual specifics of what you did. Once you hear that phrase, there is no turning back. Meaning they want you out. Many folks choose to stay and try to turn things around but MSFT will make your life miserable if you take that route.

      5.0
      Mar 4, 2018

      Good all-rounder

      Customer success manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, competitive salary, great culture. Fairly easy to move around the organisation and try different roles. Flexible ways of working.

      Cons

      Lots of change meaning less job security; heavy on process

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