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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,744 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,744 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
      2.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Two steps above a government job, stable, secure and simple.

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A great place to have a stable life, have great benefits and learn a lot. They are supportive about growth of the individual. I learned a lot being there for 5 years out of college. I was definitely able to develop good database skills and continually improve my project management skills.

      Cons

      Boring, microshafted from a technology standpoint and it's just too darn political anymore. It's hard to make moves to new groups like the old days. Most of the cool stories i heard about hard working environments no longer existed and the passion of the team is just not there anymore.

      5.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      A great, great place to work but big changes still need to happen.

      Evangelist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The best health benefits of any company in the US. A truly inquisitive culture despite the impressions of those that don' work there. On average, all of the folks I encounter at Microsoft have exceptional intellect, passion and empathy.

      Cons

      Steve Balmer has often said, "We are many Microsofts." This is true and it both a strength and weakness. The biggest outcome though is we have an incredibly complex business, both in terms of explaining what we do and mobilizing our own employees to understand what we are doing (or realizing when we don't really know.)

      5.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      After 14 years, I'm still excited to come in each day

      Director of testing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Microsoft is a very large company, but there are lots of opportunities to take on challenges across a wide variety of technologies. Employees can join groups that are 1.0/startup mode, or others that are working on v.12. The employee benefits package is the new 'golden handcuffs' for the company. Anyone with a family weights our benefits as one of the most important reasons for staying with the company.

      Cons

      Our 30+ year corporate culture is too focused on platforms instead of solutions. Its extremelly sad/fustrating to see competitors come out with products that customers love, when we had done this work internally but couldn't figure out how to turn it into a platform.

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