Microsoft Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Microsoft is one of the best companies to work in the world."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"It was the place where I could develop and improve my personal assets and IT knowledge."

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

"Go and get a chance to enjoy working in MS. It is a very exciting company to experience."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"There is no vertical career promotion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote staff further for careers."

"It was a good job to learn and grow."

"Overall, a wonderful experience working at Microsoft."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like having the ability to bring ideas on table and enough liberty to explore them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Great management."

"It's a great place to work, provided you find the right team."

"Best place for a career start."

"Started great... flamed out after dealing with abusive management."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like working around a bunch of smart people."

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

"Bring your A game."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"Management and human resources pay lip service to 'work-life balance'. MSFT culture allows a good deal of managerial abuse towards contractors and ICs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow easier movement out of groups if Windows CE becomes too inbred with abusive managers."

"Great place to work."

"I was a contract employee, like thousands of their workers."

"Best place to work ever."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the experience and the people."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"There is too much work for the group to handle."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Figure out your budget, and support your employees so they can do the best job possible."

"Contract position through Volt. It was an excellent opportunity."

"From awesome to show-me-the-door in 10 years."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"Early days were a blast when technocrats ruled. Latter years were painful with the rule of people building fiefdoms. It was cutting edge, and I liked the challenges."

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

"It is a job of last resort today - compensation versus the frustration level is well below industry average."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"People rule by authority, and not by competency."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Break up the company, bring back employees under EmpNo 40,000 as independent ombudsmen and skunk-works."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the free sodas."

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

"It's not about subject knowledge but being a team player."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I don't like incompetent managers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire folks who actually know what they are doing."

"Microsoft is a very good company to work for, but its shear size may be overwhelming."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like working on exciting and novel projects that affect millions of users."

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

"Software testing methodologies are an important part of many positions with Microsoft, so if this is not already your domain, be prepared to put yourself in the tester shoes."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"Mostly, I don't like the Washington state weather: very rainy. Other than that, I don't like the hundreds of emails in my Inbox every day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do a better job to identify a talent."

"Microsoft is great but they only seem to give out contracts!"