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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,831 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 53,831 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
      Jul 8, 2008

      OK Tech Company but not the best.

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      It is a famous company. Microsoft's name on your resume will open many doors for you. There are still a lot of smart people here. The paid is OK for me. I may get a little bit more in other big tech companies in the area, however, it is just not worth the hassle to change job.

      Cons

      A lot of red tapes to get job done. There are many layers of management in Microsoft. The company does not move fast comparing to other leading tech companies. We lost many good engineers to Google.

      4.0
      Jul 7, 2008

      Microsoft

      Lead software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Micrososft has great benefits, reasonable pay and high quality people. It's diversified line of products and offerings makes it fairly easy to shift technology or business focus without changing employers. The company really bends over backwards to ensure good working conditions and an atmosphere of respect. Career advancement is strongly based on merit.

      Cons

      In general, the company is suffering from a lack of strong senior leadership and vision. Established divisisions such as Office tend to be highly conservative and bureaucratic while divisions such as Online Services tend to be basket cases of shifting directions and priorities. Cross-divisional politics and a Microsoft tendency towards designing complex and grandiose systems tends to sabotage many promising cross-company initiatives.

      4.0
      Jul 7, 2008

      There is no TEAM in I

      Evangelist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay and benefits at Microsoft are incredibly good, especially the benefits. You also get a lot of intellectual stimulation and are challenged. Change is the norm at this company, and dramatic changes happen at least once a year.

      Cons

      Team is a bad word. It is VERY individual-focused and very results driven. The benefits that corp employees get (such as free public transportation, deep health club discounts, lunch delivery to your office...) is VASTLY different than the field offices (we have JUST implemented a subsidized public transportation program, and it is only temporary). Your career choices in the field are limited (the field is where we sell), and if you want to move to something different, you have to move to Redmond.

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