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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,884 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

      3.4

      Senior management

      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,884 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
      4.0
      Dec 18, 2008

      great company to aquire a solid experience but entrepreneurs do not last long

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are a lot of smart people around, you can learn a ton from others. it is a great way to get solid experience especially when you are right out of college. There is a diversity of jobs you can hold within different divisions that are very different from one another. There are really several companies within Microsoft, the culture and the type of work within Windows or office for example is completely different from what you will find in the Xbox or the Windows Mobile division. Another positive aspect is the job flexibility, if you like to sleep in the morning, it is ok to show up at noon if you woudl like as long as you get your job done.

      Cons

      one of the key component missing is the startup feel in which people take more risks and try new things more easily. People sometimes focus on looking good to management, improving their review or overfucusing on the result for this fiscal year or quarter rather than doing on the right thing for the company for the long term.

      2.0
      Dec 17, 2008

      No longer a great place to work.

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Get to work on high-impact products with really smart people. There is a lot of professional development support available. Lots of training, a well-equipped training, smart people to learn from.

      Cons

      Lack of time to take the said training. Your entire year revolves around performance reviews. You think about reviews all the time. You get done with an annual review and it is suddenly time to set commitments for next year and before you know it, it is time for a mid year review and updating those commitments and then it is annual review again. in between, you have to fill out other forms related to ladder level and what not. all the time you spend on this is time spent away from doing real work. too many meetings. too many lousy managers. Too much focus on visibility and such. not enough focus on your technical abilities. Who you know counts far more than what you know.

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