Microsoft Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"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."

"Great place to work."

"Zzzzzzzz."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"It's the easiest job I ever had."

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

"Be prepared for a full cavity search."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"It is a boring, slow-moving corporate behemoth, drowning in bureaucracy. Barriers to advancement (or even lateral team transfers) are huge. Plus it's in Redmond. Blah."

"This was a contract position for a 4 month period, with no chance for permanent employment or personal growth."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the company, the people, the location, the exposure to high tech products and services, and the ability to learn a new industry."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I don't like the corporate red tape of a large corporation to get anything done to allow you to be more effective in your job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Simplify the hiring process for new employees, and identify the role of the position and setup user tools to be effective in the new role from day one."

"Anyone who enjoys building software and being surrounded by talented people would love a job at Microsoft."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the location."

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

"Be willing to work long and play hard."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I don't like the management cohesion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest cross team communication."

"Amazing experience."

"I was a contract worker for MSFT, therefore not an 'official' employee. Still, I was on site and it was an excellent place to work with great people."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"People were great, and middle management was very competent. The commute to and from Seattle was a bear sometimes, but if you carpooled or rode the bus, it was totally fine."

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

"Plan for all day!"

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"My dislikes are: not working there for the most part, and the culture of turning over contractors and losing productivity, instead of hiring them on as staff."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They don't have the ability to hire on staff directly, due to wonky outdated practices."

"MS is at the top for those who want to work in the SW Dev environment!"

"Good company to work."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I liked the fact that I could grow in the industry and learn from many on different levels."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

"I was an FTE for 2.5 years and then became an independent contractor through a vendor for the last 2.5."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"It is casual and results-driven."

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

"Know what kind of tree you would be."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"FTE reviews and ratings undermine work priorities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on your work, and not on just your next step up the corporate ladder."

"Microsoft is a good company to work for."

"Senior management has no idea what the majority of the peons do on a day-to-day basis."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the good benefits and good career opportunities if you are in the correct roles/business groups."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"Management is very cold and robotic. There is a lot of favoritism and discrimination between the 10+ year veterans and the newer employees. It is overly competitive, and common sense is lacking."