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I worked at Microsoft full-time for more than 2 years
Pros
Great benefits and great work culture.
Cons
I have no cons for this job.
I have been working at Microsoft full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Innovation, Digital Transformation, Cloud transformation, Productivity platform is superior
Cons
Quotas are unattainable, Numbers driven culture,
I worked at Microsoft part-time for more than 2 years
Pros
Working with customers directly to give them their perfect software and hardware combination, and teaching them how to use it.
Cons
I wasn't able to reach my full potential. I am capable of so much, I felt I was hindered by the lack of opportunity to grow with the company.
Advice to Management
Challenge and reward employees for exceeding expectations and making a difference in the company. Treat each person as an asset to encourage personal growth.
I have been working at Microsoft full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Culture, Senior Management, Customer Focus
Cons
Products that may be launched before they are completely ready
Advice to Management
Satya is an amazing leader and all leaders within the organization need to align with where he is taking the company. Very rewarding job.
I have been working at Microsoft part-time for more than 2 years
Pros
Great teammates, management is dedicated to improving culture and results, and fair compensation.
Cons
Retail, and everything that goes with it. From toxic customers, to terrible hours, to working holidays and weekends. Expect to have no social life without significant effort, as you'll consistently be required to work weekends and nights. You're expected to love Microsoft products... Even if there's something better out there.
Advice to Management
Let your best people work consistent hours as part of compensation. Maybe be one of those daring employers who is closed black Friday or Thanksgiving? It would mean a lot to employees. Provide more upward momentum for those who have college degrees or are working to obtain one. MS Stores are all over the US, but what about corporate Microsoft? Are they present? Let the retail employees have something to look forward to...
Show MoreI have been working at Microsoft for more than 4 years
Pros
Great company culture! Exciting new direction under the new leadership. There is opportunity if you make the right connections...
Cons
Difficult to transition to other opportunities within the company without having established relationships
I worked at Microsoft for more than a year
Pros
- Great benefits - Work hours are very flexible, mostly up to you to decide - Coworkers are all great and very open to collaboration
Cons
- Hard to find a proper mentor within such a large company - Can be hard to connect on a deeper level with others because there are so many people
Advice to Management
I would say that this company is a great place for an intern. One thing that would be helpful would be to have a more meaningful mentor mentee relationship for interns in order to help them along as much as possible.
I have been working at Microsoft full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Benefits are top notch One of the leaders in technology
Cons
Work Life balance is sometimes non existent Promotions are more based on who you know, rather than what you bring to the table.
Advice to Management
Be fair on who you promote. I have found that there is a lot of high school type of clique relationships that cause tons of great talent getting passed over based on relationships or lack thereof.
I worked at Microsoft for more than a year
Pros
They try to make the workplace anything special
Cons
It's obscene how a company will not try to retain it's employees who play the most pivotal part in bringing in the money that you horde from them.
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I have been working at Microsoft
Pros
Great brand, solid products, Dominate position in several technologies
Cons
No upside for sales people, quotas calculated to be beyond accomplishment, a great year is 110% of goal and you make an extra 15% of you base salary. Achievement beyond 150% of goal not allowed without review on your "impact" in the sales cycle. No sales culture, management asks for solution sales and doesn't provide budgets, staffing, and comp model to support it. Lot's of hard work with little hope of any upside.
Advice to Management
Start treating people fairly, reward good performance instead of punishing it with huge quota increases.
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