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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,740 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 53,740 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      54K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 6, 2021

      Run away!

      Cloud support engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get exposure to some cool technology.

      Cons

      I have talked to multiple support engineers from different departments and have concluded that Microsoft does not care about it support departments. The support departments are overworked, underpaid, and down right toxic. There is a bully/intimidation culture that is in the departments that makes me sick to my stomach. There is also a huge lack of training in the support departments that has setup a lot of engineers for failure. I would not put this job on my worst enemy.

      1.0
      Oct 11, 2021

      Traumatic. Mean people. Pseudo diversity.

      Bing team
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Money. Benefits. Prestige I guess? Struggling to come up with more.

      Cons

      Political, like no other place. Incompetent but popular people get awarded and promoted. Pseudo-diversity initiatives. Strong cancel culture. The old guard can do no wrong. Stack ranking? Very much alive despite their protests. Favorite child one day, pariah the next. Nothing but bad memories. I have nothing but ill will. And they missed every opportunity to make their Search engine a contender. QBRs, snapshots. 1:1s, all the fake diversity initiatives that change nothing. Wish I had the time back.

      1.0
      Jan 30, 2020

      The painfully slow death of a toxic culture

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Great flexibility with your schedule. 2. If you work in the Redmond location there are great commute options. 3. Senior leadership is working actively to change the culture. Not just lip service but holding mangers accountable. 4. The company is on a growth tear. (Just look at the stock price since Satya Nadella became CEO) 5. The benefits are amazing and getting even better.

      Cons

      There is a layer of management that has been here for 15+ AND is entrenched in a 'good old boys' culture. If you tow the line and kiss the ring you will be fine. Your good ideas are theirs and your bad ones are yours. Your career fate is tied to your manager. Promotion, growth and rewards are impacted by your impact on the business and equally on your ability to kiss the ring. Make sure you have a manager that supports you or quickly find another manager. My advice is don’t take any role that doesn’t have high visibility. Avoid any role that involves the regular running of the business. That is thankless work. If culture and inclusion are important to you, avoid Microsoft for now. If this doesn't matter, welcome on board.

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