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      3.1

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (160 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      42% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.4

      Senior management

      2.3

      Culture & values

      Group Program Manager, Technology employees have rated Microsoft with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 160 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Group Program Manager, Technology professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Group Program Manager, Technology professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      160 reviews
      4.0
      Sep 2, 2011

      Great company, but bogged down by its own size and organizational friction

      Group program manager
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      Pros

      Smart people Great products that span consumers, office workers, enterprises, entertainment, advertising, etc Wealth of experience developing complex software products Immense variety of products you can work on Respectful culture Superb Benefits and Workplace ambience Amazing research team that you can tap into for cutting edge technologies

      Cons

      Large and slow moving Behind on innovation Limited career and growth opportunities Risk taking and out of the box thinking is not recognized or rewarded Matrix organization leads to lack of accountability Organizational separation of R&D and Product Management leads to conflicting goals

      3.0
      Apr 5, 2011

      Experience of a lifetime, company hit it's peak.

      Group manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      If you are beginning your career, there are few other companies that can teach you how to build world class software. (across consumer or enterprise, retail versus online services). There's such a wealth of knowledge in this company, you will grow your career experience very quickly that will be hard for others to match. (access to MSR, industry architects, strategic thinkers) The benefits and salary are very competitive - get several good reviews at the more senior/principle bands and you'll love the stock program. The campus culture in Redmond is still very cool (although there once were random arcade machines between buildings) - beats any major city corporate culture on any day.

      Cons

      There's an issue with key talent bleeding out of the company, and potentially strategic direction. This raises questions if you think your career is best parked at this company in the long run. RE: key talent, this covers execs that have left (publicly), but also applies to key contributors at the most senior levels (i.e. the company has trouble hiring and retaining externals to fill strategic roles, only seems to be able to promote from within). Re: strategic direction, investors publicly call out that Microsoft's story around Windows/Office has only so many years left in it. Yet practically no major business unit has succeeded or shown promise to take the Windows/Office mantel. (think if investments in mobile, online music, online TV, tablets, social networking, search (w/o Yahoo), and yes even Xbox have materially changed the game for the company?) Said differently: You get to build products with the best, they just may not be the best products.

      4.0
      Mar 11, 2011

      A Learning Experience, Project oriented, deadlines and comittment required.

      Group manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good Salary Great Benefits Cutting Edge Work

      Cons

      Team work one sided. Task oriented not result driven. Ideas are not easily introduced and may be dismissed without even being examined. Long hours of tasks with no end solution on many projects that should have more streamline long term solutions. Six Months could be totally wasted on improvement projects.

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