Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,888 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 53,888 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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3.0
Feb 19, 2016

Ok as a stepping stone

Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers are friendly Work environment can be very positive at the absence of some really negative Managers

Cons

There's not much opportunity for growth Progressing in the company is based on Manager's favoritism not your skills or effort. They say it's about customer service but it all comes down to sales.

5.0
Feb 11, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Vacation and benefits package is superb - It's a company that has successfully reinvented itself in the last 3 years and has a real world-changing purpose rather than a company just chasing ever more profit - Amazing colleagues - Great career prospects

Cons

- Not a con, but some advice... Keep one eye on the responsibilities of your job, but pay close attention to your Annual Commitments set at review time. You can be superb at your day to day job, but if you don't live up to your commitments it will cast you in a negative light and reduce your chance of career progression. - Work/Life balance can be a challenge if you're a parent of a young child - Bad managers can hide very easily in such a large company. I was lucky and always had good managers, but they're there. Make connections and try to find out about hiring managers before changing roles...

1.0
Feb 8, 2016
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience which looks awesome on your resume. Get to work on super complicated research which no other tech company is working on

Cons

Very political and nepotism is everywhere. If you're not in the inner circle, it's probably impossible to get promoted or get any credit whatsoever for your work. Windows group has no vision whatsoever

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