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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,925 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,925 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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      54K reviews
      3.0
      Apr 11, 2009

      More politics than congress.

      software development engineer in test ii
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits, surrounded by lots of raw intellect, individual offices. Virtually unlimited resources.

      Cons

      The review process is in a nutshell, horrible. On small teams the "curve" approach forces even the most talented of engineers to be in the 10% bucket. In the test world, there is little to zero chance of advancing to Senior or Principal from level 59 - you most certainly have to leave the company and come back. Pay is so-so compared to other companies in the bay area. The ego's you encounter here will boggle your mind. Microsoft hires based on raw intellect and places little to no value on the ability to communicate. Belief that best talent should be promoted to leadership. IC path is very unknown. Extremely political.

      4.0
      Apr 11, 2009

      Great Job

      Financial analyst
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There is a significant amount of freedom at Microsoft, you can do whatever you want regardless of what your boss says. Don't worry about getting lunch, it is on the house! On tuesdays there is always free bagels with your starbucks coffee.

      Cons

      The downsides is sometimes managers disregard what is best for the company and would rather look out for themselves. This makes it difficult to show your true creativity which is needed for optimal work efficiency. Working at microsoft as an intern was extremely helpful to your resume and allows you to have more freedom at work. I really appreciated the help that my co-workers provided.

      5.0
      Apr 10, 2009

      Still a ton of vigor and life at this company.

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Talented people, massive user bases for our products, hard problems to solve, good infrastructure for developers. Opportunities to be a lead if you want to. Microsoft employees take criticism very seriously and respond to it.

      Cons

      Not likely to get rich anymore, misconceptions by general public.

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