Microsoft Group Program Manager, Technology reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(160 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

63% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Group Program Manager, Technology employees have rated Microsoft with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 160 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Group Program Manager, Technology professionals have a good working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Group Program Manager, Technology professionals compared to other employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Mar 11, 2010
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Pros

-many opportunities to move around within the company -can learn on the job to expand skills; some very smart and talented people to learn from -good upward growth for junior-level people -budgets to execute large-scale and global projects that wouldn't be possible at small companies -knowledge and use of technology

Cons

-some groups have mid/uppper managers that micromanage or hold people back...lack of trust and autonomy -some people value having their egos stroked above having great work accomplished. Some take credit for other's work. -managing your management is a bigger indicator of success than delivering quality work that get results -very rare for bad managers to change or be removed because the system supports them. Fear of retaliation prevents workers from being honest to their management when there are ethics issues or people are being treated disrespectfully.

4.0
Feb 24, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

MS has always offerred countless opportunities for ambitious, hard working people. Much of this has been lost to size and beurocracy, but if a person knows how to promote themself they can be effective and still push the envelope.

Cons

Beaurocracy. Too much attention to achieving review goals, even if the business needs change. Many ineffective mgrs, but certainly not all. Promoting a tech to manage techs rarely works, but frequently happens at MS.

3.0
Nov 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

smart people, challenging work, can move around to other opportunities without leaving city or company, free drinks, really good benefits,

Cons

bad managers can screw up ur career, can take years to rebuild, I've had both good and bad managers, have been promoted so I know what I'm talking about, very political. Employees who have been working here for 5+ years really know how to screw others in reviews (ex. your friends talk badly about you behind your back to your manager). Employees don't really know whats going on outside of MS and generally don't care (or care about customers too much). average pay

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