Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,740 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 53,740 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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4.0
Jun 12, 2008
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Pros

The group I worked in was pretty laid back, except for the couple of months or so at the end of every product cycle where we had to work for > 40 hours. You also have a lot of autonomy on how to do things. My supervisor generally let me do thing at my own pace. On the other hand, there were a lot of opportunities for on-the-job training, where people would come in for workshop kind of thing. Quality varies though.

Cons

Working in Mountain View, CA doesn't give you a lot of chances to try other groups (this is not the company's fault). There seems to be lots of political fights between groups though. There were also little communication between the leadership with the groups, or between the different groups.

4.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you like software, Microsoft is the only company that can offer every possibilities imaginable to work in.

Cons

Breaking the mold and forcing change and innovation is very difficult. Microsoft carries a lot of bagage and history with every product that makes this company an imitator more than an innovator

5.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) It has lot of Variety in the type of work you can do. 2) tremendous opportunity to grow and learn new things. 3) a very organized approach to quality

Cons

1) Poor work life balance atleast in some new groups 2) Too much distraction due to negative publicity in media.

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