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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,692 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 53,692 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
      5.0
      Apr 24, 2008

      Solid job.

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Resources, Resources, Resources. Best benefits around. Microsoft invests in its employees. Microsoft gets a lot of negative heat for not being a consumer-oriented business. This is true on many levels, and is a category that I believe Steve B. will change (especially through online/digital media). Internally, Microsoft is extremely focused on its employees. The major problem taking place in the digital marketing space is that competition and turnover are both commmanding forces. They take a toll on Microsoft because Microsoft is often unwilling to bump salaries in response to external job offers with higher pay. We lose a lot of top talent because of this. There is obviously a major cost/benefit economic equation to factor into these scenarios, but I think they are looked at too holistically, and should instead be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

      Cons

      Too large at times. Upward/lateral movement can be confusing.

      4.0
      Apr 24, 2008

      The best corporate job in the world, if you want a corporate job.

      Marketing communications manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Resources a mile wide and a mile deep. Microsoft has lots of money and is committed to spending in on its people. So compensation is excellent, benefits are out of the world, and you'll have everything you need in terms of hardware, software, and staffing. As a result, they attract the best people in the world, which is the best resource of all. You will never find smarter people or better managers.

      Cons

      It seems like everyone on the outside hates Microsoft, which can make it a little demoralizing to work there. It is a large company, and even though it is broken up into usefully small groups there is a vast bureaucracy. Government interference means even more bureaucracy - protocols need to be documented, emails need to be retained (and carefully composed). And Microsoft as a company has no taste, as Steve Jobs once pointed out, which means they make stupid errors about products. That's an uphill battle.

      5.0
      Apr 23, 2008

      Is working at Microsoft a good career move? In a word YES!

      Principal group program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working at Microsoft is awesome. If you are into technology, having the ability to influence the direction of future products is a huge source of personal satisfaction. More than that, working with the brightest people in the industry makes the creative process really rewarding. For people with great interperonal skills, the opportunities to change the world are boundless. Finally, the way that employee development and satisfaction is being managed makes it possible for everyone to get the most out of their job, if that's what they want. Other elements are also awesome such as the campuses around the world - they're beautiful, and the food in the company cafeterias is better than most chain restaraunts (way better). Oh, and finally - when you do a good job, you get geat financial benefits.

      Cons

      Let's see... downsides. For people who I've known who come to the company and then leave, there is a lot of "luck of the draw" in the hiring process. If you hire into a group that is not well managed (it happens), you can find yourself in a high pressure, long hour job with no end in sight. The best advice I have hiring into Microsoft is to be careful in the way you interview your next employer. Since there are so many jobs available across many diverse groups, be sure to not land a role only with the thinking "get your foot in the door. Nobody benefits when a new hire burns out and leaves in the first year.

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