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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,848 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 53,848 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      54K reviews
      3.0
      Sep 19, 2008

      Being #1 is a blessing and a curse

      Technical account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay and bonus is above average. Medical benefits are outstanding. If you're willing to relocate or travel more than 50% of the time you have greater opportunities than most to advance. There is a certain amount of opportunity that you can control locally but after that it is right place right time. You really can control your own destiny by digging in and going the extra mile and you can be rewarded for it (there is some downside to that which I'll outline below). Having dedicated customer contact and / or responsibility insulates you (mostly) from corporate restructuring - the company is sensitive to forcing a level of change that might cause service level drops or continuity issues with customer facing roles.

      Cons

      Raises are not the best. While you start off higher than two thirds of comparable jobs the raises that are not accompanied with promotions are less than 4% with most being in the 2 to 3% range. If you miss a single commitment even by a hair that raise could be 0%. You have to be willing to relocate or travel more than 50% of the time to have greater opportunities than most to advance. If you do dig in and go the extra mile you'll most likely be rewarded for it especially if it positively impacts the business unit as a whole but you'll have raised the bar for yourself and your peers - they'll be expected to do as much (or more) and so will you from that point forward. If you worked at a marathon-like pace you'll never be able to sustain that from year to year. You'll burn yourself out trying and ultimately alienate yourself from your peers.

      5.0
      Sep 18, 2008

      Best place to work for computer software engineers.

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You have the chance to work on some of the most widely known software products in the world. What you are doing everyday is in fact changing the world. Ppl around you are great. Smart and nice to work with. If you are on the right team, work/life balance is great. Very liberal working environment. Great benefit. Star employees get rewarded. Lots of support around Seattle/Eastside area. Free gym and etc.

      Cons

      Bonus is not much. Team player may not be rewarded properly. If you stuck with the wrong team, lots of politics. Feeling lost in such a big company sometimes. The company is huge.

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