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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,729 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,729 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
      1.0
      Oct 12, 2011

      Once a great place, gone bad

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart people, great benefits, nice physical working environment.

      Cons

      Been there for over a decade. Over the past few years, MS has morphed from a company in which I've been proud to work to an environment to one that's stifling, very political, and toxic. The new review system is highly subjective, very few like it. It doesn't matter how many points you put up on the board, it's who you know and who is going to support you in the calibration meetings, which determine your future at the company. Where's BillG when we need him?

      1.0
      Sep 8, 2011

      Management culture at MS makes for caustic work environments

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some genuinely interesting technology, and most ICs I work with want to make the best product they can. Great benefits package, pay is average.

      Cons

      Management (in general) can make for some truly caustic work environments, sucking all the joy and morale out of groups. I've have seen some talented people in management who strive to improve their groups, but they are the exception, not the rule. Yeah, this sounds cliche, but areas of MS can make Dilbert look prophetic.

      1.0
      May 18, 2011

      a penny cheap company

      Senior software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. a famous company which might highlight your working experience in your resume 2. employee has his/her own office ( might be an office with no windows) 3. its own library with books 4. many talent colleagues you could learn from

      Cons

      penny cheap - do not expect good salary or bonus tons of politics - you notice the something weird but you never know why no respect to employee, managers yelling at you often and never satisfied (you could imagine why because they are also being abused and disregarded the same as you), humiliating and insulting words like "we have high standards", "you are supposed to know", "you only meet our minimum requirement", ( yes, they have high standard but low salaries and want to compete with G, what a joke! ) monthly commitment - you are required to write down tasks you must finish. even if it's delayed or not done due to bad plans , it's your fault and put on the final review because "you're supposed to know"

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