Working at Microsoft in Redmond, WA: 393 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Redmond, WA Area

"I worked for Microsoft as a developer on assignment to MSNBC.com for 20 years, I learned a lot, was offered generous compensation, and had ample opportunity to exercise my creative talents. My coworkers were like family and I still miss the camaraderie, passion, and teamwork of my fellow employees. The work environment was collegiate and valued learning and innovation."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"Microsoft is the best place to work. They are very experienced professionals and knowledgeable people. It is a nice work environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Microsoft is the best company, and if you join Microsoft you will gain an enormous amount of experience in many technologies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They are nice and very good. I have no complaints about the management."

"I have worked for Microsoft for a total of 4 years. I have held both contract and FTE positions. I have had absolutely some of the best managers of my career and love the work that I do there. I think some of the recent changes in senior management will help to make it one of the best companies in the nation to work for in the coming years."

"After some 20 years working at Microsoft, I still love working there and would recommend anyone to join the company, as a Premier Field Engineer or any other position. Well treated, well respected."

"A very good standard for team morale. I did desire less ambiguity."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the team morale focus and the position flexibility in defining what you want to do in your career."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself, be confident, and know what unique ideas/traits you bring to the table."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"The ambiguity is sometimes stifling if not managed correctly from the outset."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create a baseline of how much foundational knowledge you should have."

"It was my dream job."

"Microsoft is a world class company with great and diverse of opportunities. Being in the good environment in Microsoft there are opportunities for professional developments."

"Love this company. They work you VERY hard, but the rewards and the opportunities are enormous."

"Microsoft is a great company to work for. In fact, it does not need my or anyone's recommendation. It's kind of small Silicon Valley - you have all possible choices within the company. The company culture is great, people are very talented. As a downside I'd mention too many re-orgs happened recently, but this is probably the nature of today's dynamic world and market. I enjoyed working in Microsoft, think the experience gained there will help me a lot in other projects in my career."

"I really enjoy work-life balance"

"Microsoft has a well developed, socially conscious culture. The influence of central Program Management Office is less evident than in other extremely large companies partially due to the breadth of efforts not always falling into traditional practices. Creativity is especially prized."

"Great company that truly cares about understanding employees needs and being willing to learn and grow to help people of every ethnicity and disability be a part of the family. The company has grown to become a well respected place to work since Satya became the CEO. They will continue to be a leader."

"It has been a wonderful learning experience in Microsoft.I got to learn the use of different simulators in a lab environment and also debug issues related to the OS."