Microsoft Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Don't work there unless you need to."

"Microsoft's 'Stack-Ranking' system, which forces Supervisors to rank direct reports against each other, forces a significant % to be rated as 'underperformers' and makes it very subjective how one will fare. It is politically driven and holds employees accountable for things they cannot control."

"I've worked for Microsoft for 11 months now and love it there! If you work hard you will be rewarded."

"I've worked with Microsoft for 18 years. I've seen this company evolve and grow and it contains great people. The people give the company their very best. I recommend they upgrade their environment to be more collaborative and innovative. I recommend they create an innovative atmosphere and allow new ideas. Their calibration process has kept innovation from happening and now that it is gone, we should see the company improve in this area."

"Microsoft is an excellent company to work. What needs to be improved is the work/life balance. The required travel is 70% in some positions."

"It's just fine, I mean yeah."

"Microsoft is a great company to work for."

"The job could be a very simple job to accomplish within a great environment if they provided the necessary tools to complete that job. Also, communication amongst the team is lacking as well making it nearly impossible to complete all tasks and prevent other members from going back over your already completed work causing wasted time on the floor."

"I have worked for Microsoft for 8 years. In this time I have been in many different teams and had incredible opportunities to work with cutting edge technology and outstanding peers. The culture leaves a bit to be desired and at a certain point it is very difficult to continue advancing your career."

"I've worked for Microsoft since 2013."

"I've been at Microsoft for about 2 years and it is a really great place to work. I work in a small team of about 8 people. The team is very casual but we are still very agile and quick to meet most deadlines on time. I only wish that I had better compensation but I suppose that may be a consequence of working through a staffing agency instead of being an FTE."

"Unlike what some folks in the valley may think, Microsoft still rocks (if you're part of the right, agile and lean team)."

"I've worked at Microsoft for about 20 years. It's a great place to work. Sometimes the employees are too smart - they forget that most customers could care less how smart you are or how hard something was to implement; they just want something that works. Interview process can be frustrating (personally, as well as trying to recruit others). Solving theoretical problems quickly has way too much leverage over hard-won practical experience. But many tech companies have that problem right now."