Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Group Program Manager, Technology?

Group Program Manager, Technology professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 159 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Group Program Manager, Technology Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Group Program Manager, Technology interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Group Program Manager, Technology employees well?

Group Program Manager, Technology professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 2.8 out of 5 stars based on 159 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 32.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Group Program Manager, Technology salaries and benefits at Microsoft .

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What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6256 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5333 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4353 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4007 reviews)); "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." ((in 2089 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1440 reviews)); "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" ((in 1199 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 754 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 472 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 317 reviews))

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Microsoft Group Program Manager, Technology reviews

3.1

35% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)

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 159 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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159 reviews

4.0

Aug 13, 2008

Once great company needs to slim down to thrive again.

Group product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people challenge you. The projects have global impact. The benefits are unmatched. When you call anyone in any industry, they'll call you back. In some divisions you can enjoy the autonomy of an entrepreneur backed by the resources of a... well a Microsoft.

Cons

I spent 25% of my time trying to confirm that one of the other 50,000 employees wasn't working on the exact same project I was. I spent another 25% of my time using PowerPoint to convince execs that I should be allowed to do the job I was hired to do. I had 50% left to do email, meetings and the work I was hired to do - each of these three was a 40 hour work week so it required prioritization and expectation setting to have a life.

3.0

Aug 9, 2008

MGS doing well overall but needs to focus

Group product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, and time off. Good management in the marketing org.

Cons

It is political and there is a lack of dev talent. This was a publishing company that is now trying to do dev and instead they focus on distractions outside the core competency of developing games.

5.0

Aug 3, 2008

Most engineers who come to work at Microsoft are pleasantly surprised

Principal group program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many teams within Microsoft are great places to work, full of smart, energetic engineers who truly care about the people who use their software. If you end up on one of these well-managed teams, history shows that you will likely be pleasantly surprised about how much you like working there. Health benefits and work-life balance are great. Salary is competitive, and if you do well here (top 20%) you will be very well-compensated compared to others in the industry at your experience and skill level. Seattle is great place to live, home prices (while expensive) are much more reasonable than the Silicon Valley area.

Cons

I don't think Microsoft is getting the most out of the strong engineering team they have. There are many competing projects, each of which has slightly different characteristics and just confuse the customer. Marketing and branding are very weak, they are constantly rebranding our online services--MSN, now Live, now Windows Live, etc. The conventional wisdom that Microsoft is good at marketing inferior products is totally wrong at this point--overall, Microsoft does a bad job of messaging and promoting products which are actually pretty good overall (with some exceptions). There are some bad managers at Microsoft, like in any company. Luckily, it's pretty easy to change teams these days.

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