Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,736 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 53,736 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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1.0
Sep 15, 2023

"Fly you fool"

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Pros

Cantine is good, but that's about as much positive things that I can say about this place...

Cons

Digital Sales in Dublin is run by beancounters for beancounters. Onboarding is garbage, you get bombarded with meetings, corporate buzzwords (good luck navigating those if you're technical and have no previous sales experience), resources are scattered all over the place with multitude of Sharepoints/PowerBIs that are insanely slow/broken and hard to navigate, lots of outdated/lacking resources to compete with competitors, your buddy won't help you with anything. Technical people here are second class citizens - in theory hired to do presales, in reality relegated to do support cases and random technical/licensing questions, paid the least and expected to handle a broad scope of knowledge. Management consists of small clique of "unsinkable" characters who rotate management positions, with little knowledge of what's going on "in the trenches" and technical knowledge. None of workers complains (cost of living crisis in Ireland, awful housing situation, no raises despite record high inflation) are addressed - all we get are canned responses. "Do more with less" - that's their motto - it has been taken to absurd level. Central and Eastern Europe has been integrated into mostly Arab organization with utmost love for micromanagement, Excel spreadsheets and pointless admin work that takes time away from skilling/customer time. Due to lack of manpower many of my peers are stretched thin covering multiple countries while their single, mediocre salary doesn't reflect countless hours and work they frequently need to do outside of business hours, non-existent work life balance and insane pressure. I regret accepting job here - I believe I was mislead with "technical" label - there's nothing technical about this job. Just like Gandalf said in "The Fellowship of the Ring" - "Fly you fools" I hope my mistake can be a lesson for someone else - there are much better companies - be it in Dublin or anywhere else where you'll be respected and well-paid.

1.0
Aug 17, 2023
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Pros

There used to be a large variety of free sodas

Cons

Rolling layoffs: Microsoft has been laying off people pretty much once a quarter for the past several quarters. People who have been axed are confused and people who were spared are scared that they're next on the chopping block. Lack of pay increase: Executives and managers are getting bonuses , but the employees that carry the company are left without as the company complains of a waning economy. Satya made $55mil in 2022 alone, but this company cannot spare a small cost of living raise to their employees. 2-faced CEO: Satya continues to send out insulting "encouraging" and "ra-ra" emails to the company thanking them for their hard work and that the company would not be what it is without them...all the while as they declined to offer any monetary compensation for said hard work.

5.0
Mar 30, 2022
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Pros

Whether they genuinely care about their employees as humans or not, they at least do a darn good job of acting like they do. Microsoft is a rare company that understands "if you take care of your employees, they will take care of your company." - I dare you to find a better 401k match. 50% on any contribution amount, up to the government's limit. AND it vests immediately. It's yours from day one. Literally $10,250 of free money on top of normal compensation. - Healthcare is great. Tier 1 in the US for sure. Maybe there's a couple companies out there with better coverage. But Microsoft doesn't charge you for it. Literally zero dollars out of the employee's paycheck. There's a fee to add a spouse or domestic partner denying their own company's coverage, but that's fair. Also no added cost for dependents. That's amazing. Parental leave. They match the WA State policy of 12 weeks (+ more for birth mothers). It's super easy to take advantage of, and it's available Day 1 of employment. It's unfortunate that this benefit feels "special" in the US, but I'm thankful for it. - Base is competitive. But actually competitive. Not how bs companies say it as a way to compete with you for the lowest pay possible. They get it. They need and want to get quality people, and keep them at Microsoft. - Any negative culture stigmas from a couple decades ago are gone. The culture now is relentlessly supportive and accommodating. Work life balance is preached. We're all adults here, trusting other adults to do their job, regardless of what hours they need to do it. - Signing bonus + stock bonus + annual bonus. Work hard, get more. Beautiful. I've historically cringed at people who spewed love for their company on Glassdoor. It always screamed "I'm and HR drone posting fake reviews to cover up all the bad ones." But here I am. Not an HR drone, a real human grateful to be in the Microsoft bubble. Believe it or not.

Cons

Let's be real. No company is perfect. Work is work. But for sake of not being "everything is perfect," - It's a huge company. The endless abyss of information, acronyms, jargon, etc can be obnoxious. Onboarding can be comical. Where do I find xyz? What's actually important? What version of comparable documents is the "right" one? But that's easily combatted by asking someone who knows. - Huge company means lots of "hurry up and wait." Let's be honest, that's frustrating. You're bound to encounter differing opinions and such. "Looks good, but ope, now there's feedback from another group, and now we need approval from xyz. Glad I stressed about this yesterday when it turns out it's gonna sit for another week.

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