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Microsoft Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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33%
47%
15%
4%
1%
4.0
Average Rating
(based on 776 Microsoft Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.1
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Embedded Systems Engineer
"I worked at Microsoft since 1997. Absolutely wonderful salary and benefits. The quality of the experience in teams that I worked in varied, some wonderful, some poor. To get a job here, do some research regarding the technology of the position, and practice whiteboard coding of classic simple coding algorithms. A general trend I observed is that those at higher management levels seem to not be sincerely focused on serving the needs of the customer, fully understanding the customer, and failing to drive technical innovation. The usual large company political/social agendas seem to take priority, despite constant discussion about serving the customer and driving innovation. Upper management is not finely honed technically. Efforts to make change at the Individual Contributor (non-management) level tend to fail. This lack of innovation is ultimately reflected by the current revenue status of Microsoft in relation to Google, Apple and others. How to improve the situation? The problem is endemic to management itself, so corrective action needs to occur starting at the very top of the chain. Perhaps in part by injecting highly technically competent leaders into the management chain, found externally, and then empowering them with the authority to implement corrections."
Posted 11 years ago in Redmond, WA
Product Advisor
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Field Marketing Manager
in Southfield, MI
Person You Work For 1.1 / 5 People You Work With 1.4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 1.2 / 5 Way You Work 1.3 / 5
Software Development Engineer in Test Intern
in Seattle, WA

"Gained a lot of experience."

Person You Work For 3.8 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.8 / 5
Company Culture 3.2 / 5 Way You Work 3.3 / 5
QA Manager
in Los Angeles, CA
Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Company Culture 3.7 / 5
Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Software Developer
Person You Work For 4.2 / 5 People You Work With 3.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.6 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.4 / 5 Way You Work 3.8 / 5
Solution Sales Professional
in Waltham, MA
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Software Development Engineer in Test
in Redmond, WA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Development Engineer in Test Intern
in Redmond, WA
Person You Work For 4.3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4.4 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Technical Support Engineer
Person You Work For 2.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 1.9 / 5
Business Analyst
in Bellevue, WA

"Great position - would have liked to implement newer technologies, but was budget constrained."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 3.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.2 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Microsoft Student Partner
in New Orleans, LA
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.2 / 5
Support You Get 3.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.4 / 5
Company Culture 3.6 / 5 Way You Work 3.2 / 5
Product Manager
in Redmond, WA

"My contract with MS was a great experience."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
VP of Operations

"Great place to work at."

Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.5 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
VP of Systems
in Boston, MA

"It was a great position."

Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Design Evaluation Engineer
in Redmond, WA

"Good company to work for."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.1 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

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Is Microsoft a good company to work for?

Microsoft has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 776 Microsoft Review Ratings left anonymously by Microsoft employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at Microsoft.

Does Microsoft pay their employees well?

Microsoft employees earn $81,000 annually on average, or $39 per hour, which is 23% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 352 Microsoft employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Microsoft Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Microsoft?

95% of employees would recommend working at Microsoft with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Microsoft 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Microsoft?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Microsoft is a Global Director of Technology at $300,000 annually. Browse Microsoft Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Microsoft?

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