Microsoft Reviews
Updated Dec 7, 2023
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- "They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" (in 4977 reviews)
- "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." (in 3501 reviews)
- "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees." (in 1430 reviews)
- "Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." (in 1197 reviews)
- "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management" (in 919 reviews)
- "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" (in 383 reviews)
- "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." (in 271 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
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- 5.0Dec 7, 2023Operations ManagerFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
nice environment great culture nice facilities
Cons
not too much cons old fashioned software engineering company
- 3.0Dec 6, 2023Senior CSACurrent EmployeeZagreb
Pros
Interesting work and clients, OK salary.
Cons
Constant reorgs and workforce reductions.
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023SMB Account ExecutiveFormer Employee
Pros
Great company to work for
Cons
No cons , great benefits and great culture
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023Product Manager 2Former Employee
Pros
This is a great company to work for.
Cons
Team by team it can be a very different experience.
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023CSAFormer Employee, more than 1 yearRedmond, WA
Pros
great gig if you desire to learn a ton of cloud technologies
Cons
high demand on drivng cloud sales
- 3.0Dec 6, 2023Software EngineerCurrent EmployeeRedmond, WA
Pros
Culture is to support each other
Cons
Pay is not that good
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023Software Development Engineer (SDE)Current Employee, more than 1 yearSeattle, WA
Pros
good wlb and good environment
Cons
The salary is not that good
- 4.0Dec 6, 2023ArchitectFormer EmployeeGeneva
Pros
Continuous learning, challenges, networking, latest technology
Cons
Work life balance, stress, disconnect leadership
- 2.0Dec 6, 2023Production ManagerFormer EmployeeRedmond, WA
Pros
They are Very inclusive to everyone
Cons
Pay is really bad compared to others
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023Software EngineerFormer Employee, less than 1 yearRedmond, WA
Pros
Everything was perfect in this company: stuff, compensation, approach
Cons
No significant cons at all.
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Microsoft Reviews FAQs
Microsoft has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 52,383 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at Microsoft to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
85% of Microsoft employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Microsoft 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Microsoft to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management.