Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,836 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 53,836 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
Dec 11, 2011

Great company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Microsoft has Good employee Benefits It has very Open environment where you are free to explore what you want to work on Challenging work

Cons

There is limited exposure to world outside of microsoft. You will only know about how microsoft works and their technologies.

4.0
Nov 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

very good work life balance. working with a lot of smart people. Has your own office so you can concentrate more on the work.

Cons

You only work on small part and not many creative things there. Too many communication and people work on the same project.

5.0
Nov 22, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great benefits package -Very smart people -Lots of investment capital - lots of flexibility to move around the company - Above average pay, bonus, and stock - Big challenges and products to work on

Cons

- huge decentralized organization - "old school" Microsofties can be very type A especially at senior levels - can be slow to respond to external threats - established orgs can get into turf battles with emerging ideas and technology (e.g. Courier Tablet vs Windows)

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