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      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

      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

      3.4

      Senior management

      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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      54K reviews
      4.0
      Aug 21, 2008

      Microsoft's brilliance and innovation comes with too much baggage, and too many hot-heads

      Senior product designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The best parts about working at Microsoft are: networking with some of the most talented and motavated minds in the industry, the ability to have a part to play in software with a huge footprint and high exposure, the benefits are awesome, there are ample opportunities to move around and see a lot of the company, and the learning and self-improvement opportunities are endless.

      Cons

      The are a lot of politics. I was sometimes stunned at how some people were able to climb the ladder and others weren't. It's definitely a big game. Compensation and bonuses are there if you play the game well. Prepare for a cutthroat ride if you are a User Experience profession just trying to do the right thing - way too easy to become a "design-machine".

      3.0
      Aug 21, 2008

      Great place to work, unless you're not a developer.

      Support engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits package, college like atmosphere on main campus. Pretty buildings.

      Cons

      If you are not on main campus, you are treated like a pariah. There is definitely a caste system in place within the company, with contractors and what's left of the support organization at the bottom of the pile.

      1.0
      Aug 21, 2008

      Microsoft is a great place to work until you work there

      Finance manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft has great products that are unbeatable and will stay around for a very long time to come. Its people are really interesting to get to know and not just nerdy. On a personal level, I found almost everyone enthusiastic and friendly with a "can do" attitude. And I am proud to call those I know well my friends.

      Cons

      There is an over-aggressive culture that permiates through the business. The HQ culture is arrogant and does not understand how the rest of the world works ie: outside the West Coast. The subsidiaries are pure money-making operations with little empowerment to make decisions. The "on line at all times" mentality means that people never have a break from the business, so despite lots of talk about "work / life balance" it is work work work.

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