Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,914 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 53,914 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
4.0
Sep 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Vast number of projects to work on in multiple countries. Pay is consistently in the top 75% percentile. Flexible work hours. For engineers, there's a vast number of levels to grow, which is far different than competitors like Amazon. IC's can potentially earn as much as a VP with the number of levels for growth. Overall, this is a great company for career growth. Pay is 100% performance based now, and favors collaboration over politics. Stack ranking is dead!

Cons

Aren't going to get the free perks like you see in competitors in silicon valley, but who really cares. You will most likely make more money at Microsoft and that's more important. Still growth favors type A people. If you aren't one that guides and leads the design and has major influence, your growth and performance awards will be much slower.

1.0
Aug 28, 2014

Abysmal

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of smart people, good opportunities to grow professionally.

Cons

Poor corporate culture, people being constantly shuffled around and plans changed but not for the better. Abysmal engineering practices, lackluster discipline, bureucracy.

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