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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,842 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,842 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
      5.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Microsoft is a terrific place to work!

      Senior consultant
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      Pros

      Pays well, learn a lot, get respect from peers and management. I believe that this short sequence of words sums things up very well and that I really don't need to say anything further. Some, like the creators of this site, might disagree, but I think that my statement fully addresses the question.

      Cons

      Poor internal tools and a culture of working many hours. I believe that this short sequence of words sums things up very well and that I really don't need to say anything further. Some, like the creators of this site, might disagree, but I think that my statement fully addresses the question.

      4.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Amazingly diverse opportunities, but don't expect it to be easy

      Lead program manager
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      Pros

      Microsoft has a great reputation. It definitely opens doors if you wish to engage outside the company. It also hires diverse people who are generally quite driven and interesting. There are also a plethora of products that one can get interested in, work on, play with, try out and just get involved with. The company is also growing older which means that there is more respect for diverse work styles.

      Cons

      Microsoft suffers from many problems of large companies. The original culture has been watered down by bureaucracy, rules, fiefdoms, feuds, and politics. The stack-rank compensation system creates the need for employees to create their own visibility resulting in people favoring appearances over output. There are also limited opportunities for rapid promotion as the slow product cycles, ranking systems and politics get in the way. In the subsidiaries, you work at a severe disadvantage to Redmond in terms of resources, working conditions, career paths, and general opportunities. Your pay, however, may be better in a subsidiary (although benefits are not kept on par with Redmond).

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