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 19, 2019

Ineffective leadership

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Pros

Great name and products, poor middle management

Cons

Microsoft's inside sales departments do not match the company's branding: there is a junior level all over and quality of people is below average

4.0
Apr 24, 2019
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Pros

Great A++ benefits. Average pay for technician role. Easy going environment. Lots of free things offered to grow your knowledge base, such as free Microsoft vouchers and access to ebooks. I would return to Microsoft for a job but probably not at the datacenter.

Cons

A technician is all hardware based, no skill in OS or Networking required and achieving a higher up position in these fields is nigh impossible as the administrators/junior engineers are outsourced to India. People that move up are typically those who are self-serving and lacking empathy. It's all about playing politics. There currently isn't adequate staffing for a 24/7 site. If you want overtime you'll get it.

1.0
Mar 1, 2019

Poor

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Pros

- Remote working - mat & pat leave is very generous - charity / five back scheme - corp level culture in US - high quality customer centres (EBC & MTC).

Cons

- Terrible on boarding program... I came into the business from outside of IT being told I would be trained up well. Then arrived to be told it’s “a sink or swim” environment & I need to figure it out for myself through Microsoft’s online platform & from colleagues. 6 months later told by my manager that no amount of training can replace experience - totally farsical & discheveled company (in the UK anyway). - Poor salary compared to other tech companies. - Many employers seemed extremely arrogant. - Mostly awful internal tools CRM, Commissions platform etc. - employees seem extremely time poor & stressed

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