About Us

Glassdoor is your free inside look at Microsoft reviews and ratings — including employee satisfaction and approval rating for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. All reviews posted anonymously by Microsoft employees.

Search

for

in

Microsoft – “Incredibly smart people, no longer has the passion

1 of 1 people found this helpful

Oct 2, 2009

3.0

Microsoft Software Development Engineer in Seattle, WA:   (Past Employee - 2007)

Pros

Work with incredibly smart people, access to advanced technologies and know-how. Ability to create products and features used by literally billions of people worldwide, the ability to have large impact.

Cons

Lack of innovative culture, too many middle-aged people whose primary concerns are their family as opposed to creating the next killer app. No longer has the "we will change the world" mentality, has become a company whose primary purpose is to serve shareholders.

Advice to Senior Management

Promote innovation, be more agile, and put innovation and employees before shareholders. Nobody wants to work at a technology company in order to "fulfill their duties to their shareholders". People would rather go work at a place where the primary objective is to change the world.

Comments (0)

Post your anonymous review or sign in to comment on this review
Microsoft Overview (MSFT )
Web
www.microsoft.com
Industries
Size
5000+ Employees, $60B+ Revenue
HQ
Redmond, WA
Competitors


Flag this {0} as inappropriate

Would you like us to review something? Please describe the problem with this {0} and we will look into it.

Flag this {1} Cancel

Advanced Search Reset

What

Where

How

or Cancel