Microsoft Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"Microsoft is one of the most profitable companies in the world. It is an honor to help renovate technology in the world."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I don't like change management and technology, and the impact our efforts have globally."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire me to evangelize your position in the private and public sector."

"Overall, I had a good time working at Microsoft."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I liked this company because it was casual and project-oriented."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I didn't like the consistent layoffs made by this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I wish that they would learn ways to keep employees."

"In this position at the Microsoft Corporation, I worked as the General Manager for Latin America."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"It is a great place to work, with excellent passion and good benefits for employees."

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

"Verify the scope of the job, and the area where the job is located to assure a perfect candidate fit."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I don't like the big corporate system, with a lot of complexity that needs a strong internal network."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest more empowerment for a faster decision-making process to contribute for better customer satisfaction."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the knowledge and experience that I get. It's an everyday learning process."

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

"Have certificates related to Microsoft, and experience with customer service."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I don't have growing opportunities inside the company, and I don't have benefits."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve benefits for workers inside the company, and have better bonuses for good workers."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I have had the good fortune of being a part of Xbox since its initial launch. I have been in several supporting roles of the Xbox brand during my 11 years at MS. I truly enjoy the work that I do in developing brand assets that support the ever-changing business needs of the business."

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

"Microsoft can be intimidating - but they are looking for great candidates. Be yourself and be confident."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I would like to find a company/team to work with that prioritizes a collaborative work process and values creativity."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I wish them every success, but would say that making too many exceptions to positioning and principles that you drive the business toward can weaken those foundational elements. Keeping a strong north star is important in creative development, as it can be subjective. If you break too many of your own rules, then the perception you leave is that you don't have any."

"Your experience is only as good as your manager."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the good benefits, flexible work hours, and decent compensation. There are lots of different functions to move to if you make the right connections."

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

"Make sure you articulate why you want to work at Microsoft Corporation. Show that you can hit the ground running, as there is a steep culture ramp."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"Management is very poor. People seem to be there to do a job and not push the envelope. Status quo is accepted. It has become a bureaucratic mess."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The review system is terrible. It rewards the wrong type of behavior. Instead of getting good work done, it makes people work to protect their kingdoms so they are not voted off the island."

"I worked 20 years doing multiple technical and management roles at Microsoft."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like keeping up with new technology and staying close to new possible service offerings such as cloud offering."

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

"The company is downsizing and selling off jobs to India."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"The commute was 1.5 hours away each way. I need a telecommute job or one closer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay attention to the details. Set clear commitment goals and approve them quickly."

"It was just another job."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I liked the tools we had access to, such as the Xbox 360 SDK, Visual Studio, dev kits, etc."

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

"Just be yourself and don't try too hard to impress anyone."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I didn't like the management or the people's personalities. The building was also crowded."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the work culture and atmosphere to build software products. I like the excellent leadership and communication skills."

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

"Expect a lot of analytical-type questions. They test you with a lot of out-of-the-box questions which may not be related to software."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"Inter-group communication and coordination could have been better. Communication, communication, communication."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate, and communicate the big and small picture. Have job training."

"Stay away."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"Everyone knows this company, but if you're not a programmer, don't bother."

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

"It is a stable company for the most part. Do not show ambition, knowledge, or be very political. Remember, you'd join the company and not your job, which might change any time."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"There is no focus, accountability or competence. There are herds of incompetent people running around all day long."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get out of the business you do not understand, or make efforts to hire those who understand the business you want to be in."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"Everyone was energetic, positive, happy to be working there, and supportive. I could count on my peers and managers."

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

"Negotiate for a higher rate. I was a little gun-shy."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I didn't like the pay, and the limited contract (12 months, extended 3 additional months)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep those contract workers for longer terms, and pay them a little more!"

"A fast-paced environment that allowed me to learn many customer skills."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like being able to solve difficult issues and make the customer happy."

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

"This is a call center. Therefore, there might be instances where the support engineer has to deal with angry customers."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"There are not enough tools or resources to help me solve the issues."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There should be a standard way of operation among the various managers, and more communication with the support engineers."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the great benefits, and the huge impact because everything you do impacts tons of people. I like the clear promotion/directional career guidelines."

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

"Be passionate about technology! That will take you a long way. Know your stuff, but if you don't know, better to admit it and show that you're smart and can learn well."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"The ranking system does not set up others to help each other, no matter how much language they put in about that being important. I've had two managers who really invested in me and sacrificed for me, and they were both pushed out the door. The self-serving managers who play the game were the ones who did well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Align the whole company in a clear direction - make more difficult decisions. Upper management tends to cover themselves by not committing to one thing, which is why we end up with a lot of half-baked products that don't integrate well together. People are individually doing good work, but it's not part of a clear overall plan."