Microsoft Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Interesting experience. Not enough real world business leaders used to competing."

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

"Be very prepared with brilliant solutions."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"It was not close enough to the channel partners and end users."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire marketing managers with more real world experience, who have competed for market share."

"Microsoft was an exciting place to work in the 90's."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I was working with some of the best and brightest in the business."

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

"When presented with whiteboard problems, think out loud as you solve it. They are interested in your thought process as well as the actual answer you come up with. If they take you to lunch, you are doing fine."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to become less bottom line oriented and think more about real innovation. Microsoft has never really been a great innovator - what they are REALLY good at is taking a good idea and actually making money with it (embrace and extend). They also need to be less oppressive to other technologies and be more receptive to innovation that does not come from within."

"A great company to work for."

"Always learn the new software available."

"Very good organization to work for."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the management support of the employee growth plans."

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

"Prepare your minds for great challenges."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"There is not a lot of locations to pick from."

"Contractors are treated as sub-human."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the constant learning and cutting edge technology."

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

"Be prepared to be grilled as if you are taking a college course."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"It is very stressful, with lousy management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn how to communicate with your employees and learn to be honest and ethical."

"In general it was a good experience."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"It's never boring."

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

"Be confident, open, creative. Look for different aspects of a problem. Do not wait till the interviewer asks you about some particular aspect or situation. Think of them yourself."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"There is a bit too much bureaucracy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make less hassle, and make more work."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the encouragement given to expand your knowledge and skills. You are also allowed to work in any project, based upon the interest, but not based on experience."

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

"Believe in yourself and be confident."

"This was a short contract. All of the last eight years of my Microsoft time were as a contractor."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"It's a challenge and a constant moving target, and constantly under pressure for deadlines. Thinking outside the box and being resourceful on your own are key attributes for anyone working here."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I liked my job and the people I worked with."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I didn't like the fact that they are closing down our office."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"Management set unreal expectations."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"Every day is a learning experience."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"It is stressful."

"Limited potential if you're a contractor."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the great benefits, and operations of large scale systems."

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

"Study!"

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"You need to put in the time to advance, if there is room within the same org."

"I'll give them a C-."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"You have ownership of your job. I like the environment and the culture. The best are the benefits, and the salary wasn't bad either."

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

"Maybe you are new and don't notice, but be careful with your surroundings. Some people most likely will put a knife in the back because they are afraid you will take their job!!!! The environment there is not very healthy right now."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"It has changed so much. It was people oriented, such as the people are the biggest assets we have, we train them and make them better. Now they fire anybody, people that had so many awards, excellent reviews, performances, to only leave those who make less money and those who suck up to their managements!!!!!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Upper management needs to be more on top of those managers who handle lots of people and have no people skills and don't know how to work. Those are the ones making decisions."