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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (53,860 total reviews)
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      Satya Nadella

      77% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,860 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
      5.0
      Sep 15, 2008

      If you are passionate and a go-getter, Microsoft India is the place for you.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As long as one can put together a plan that makes logical and business sense, it is possible to do anything in MS India. This is what makes this a great company to work for. Also, while internal politics and bickering are everywhere, performance is almost always recognized and rewarded here.

      Cons

      The structure is relatively flat, so cross-team collaboration is difficult. It takes a lot to get people with varying commitments to work together towards a larger goal.

      5.0
      Sep 15, 2008

      Microsoft - Exceeded/20%

      software development engineer
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The choices. Pick a field. Microsoft is probably involved in it, and you can be a part of our work to become the leader or, if we are already the best in the field, to improve the state of the art. Money is not an obstacle. The lower ranks can bring significant change to products. The development process. There are some downsides to the systems and bureaucracy at MS, but after being in the business for 30 years, they are trying their best to improve and bring consistency to the way software is written. Having worked for companies that do not care about a product other than getting it out the door, this is a huge win.

      Cons

      The location. To live in a city with nightlife (or _any_ entertainment), you must suffer an hour-long commute each way in heavy traffic. The speed of the company as a whole. Don't get me wrong - individual product units can be very agile and work cross-team (hundreds of employees), but to really mobilize across entire organizations takes multiple releases. This can sometimes mean that the customer has to wait, which is frustrating for anyone who has come from a small-company background. The lack of attrition. I don't know anyone who has been fired from Microsoft. I have not met many people who deserve it, but when you do find them, you really question the management of the company.

      4.0
      Sep 14, 2008

      Prestigeous, but stressful.

      Software development engineer in test (sdet)
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Smart people around you; good reputation; you see the impact of your work outside the work (products); your friends will praise you; The best benefits package I have ever seen (there are some problems with the way the dental plan is handled by the local dentists, see below).

      Cons

      stress at a regular basis; pressure; competition can lead to some sort of mixed feelings about your peers; One big thing: dentists in the Seattle area will do everything they can to take all the money from the insurance company. At Microsoft, they give you a limit of $1500 per year for dental treatment. However, if you need, for instance, a canal for a tooth, dentists here will charge you...well, guess what? 1500 dollars! That means, for a simple canal, they will eat up all insurance money at your first visit, then if you need to do something else (say a crown for that canal?), you have to unpocket it yourself, and it's a rip off. So, the dentists here are literally thieves! Dental insurance should be unlimited, just like the medical insurance.

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