Microsoft Senior Technical Program Manager II reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,035 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

75% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Senior Technical Program Manager II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,035 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Technical Program Manager II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Technical Program Manager II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
May 1, 2008
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Pros

Microsoft gives you access to Billions of customers. This is something most companies can't even dream of offering. If you're the kind of person that likes to see impact, then Microsoft is probably the best place to work. The people are wonderful and the campus is beautiful. Moreover the work culture is very casual. I used to walk into work at 1pm sometimes, Microsoft isnt face-time driven and your schedule is given a lot of importance, all you have to do is meet your deadlines. Microsoft gives you access to the most customers and to the best exit opportunities in the industry.

Cons

The management can get a little beaureacratic from time to time.

4.0
May 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is no better workplace in the world of High Tech companies to achieve Accomplishment, Challenge, Stability, Experience, Flexibility. 1. Achieve accomplishment because you know that the products and services you build will most likely impact millions of people all over the world. This is a very powerful reason to wake up and come to work every morning. 2. Challenge yourself to be as good as you can be to contribute to a team with some of the best minds in the industry. 3. Develop a work and life balance that is not possible in most of the startup and smaller companies who expect your long term family and personal priorities be sacrificed for their short term gain. 4. Gain invaluable experience and discipline in building world-class software. This experience alone will make you a much complete professional and can be transfered to other places. 5. Flexibility and choice on the type of work, the specific project and the way of working that best matches your own interests and skills. Not to mention unlimited training opportunities, flexible work hours and balance of work and life priorities.

Cons

Lack of good "people managers", Troublesome process to recognize and award achievements, LAck of cross-group collaboration.

4.0
Apr 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

There are amazing healthcare benefits. I have never paid out of pocket for any medical expenses and I've had a baby along the way. We joke that our baby was "free". Kids just out of college have no idea how huge this health benefit is: free prescriptions, check-ups, self referrals to specialists. The company is stable for now and there are no worries about where your next paycheck is coming from. You get to work with amazingly smart people and take on difficult challenges. You are never bored and always feel challenged by your job and plenty to keep you busy.

Cons

The external reputation of the company is bad which can lead you to question why and how you can manage to work there if you only look at the outside picture. There are many cultures inside the company, some of them dysfunctional or with awful work-life balance. Just as in any big company there are egomaniacs and selfish types whose primary objective is to climb up the career ladder and make partner. The cafeteria food isn't that great and it isn't free like at Google. The company has to really make up time in the Internet space, even though IE caught up, the software as a service space is still there to figure out.

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