Microsoft Reviews

I have been working at Microsoft full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Variety of opportunities, Many smart people.

Cons – Some groups are political. Company values are not followed by many.

Advice to Senior Management – Value real contributors

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Microsoft full-time for less than a year

Pros – fun environment, very different then most retail stores I have worked for, always in the know about what is going on, what sales were like the day before.

Cons – pay could be better since there is no commission, weekends are hectic lots of kids running around.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Microsoft as an intern for more than a year

Pros – good as a intern
meet new people with good mentality
take ma good mentorship and learn a lot
know about Microsoft new technologies

Cons – Not good for work environment was so unclear

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Microsoft

Pros – challenge wonderful team, flexible work time

Cons – it is too big to communicate,

I worked at Microsoft full-time for more than a year

Pros – Worked with some of the most intelligent, driven, dedicated people i've ever had the pleasure of working with. Pushed me to grow and get better as a designer, and as a team mate in general.

Cons – Required to give it your all, work long hours and keep up with the competition. Potential for burn-out.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Microsoft

Pros – Great talents and many opportunities

Cons – it's a huge company and there is prices with layers of management and teams

I have been working at Microsoft full-time for more than a year

Pros – training while it stand still

Cons – If you wanna a good review score which means a slightly better bonus you have to work more than a lot = no work life balance ;-)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Microsoft

Pros – Microsoft has a great engineering culture. Everything is run by engineers, people here are really smart. It's a lot of fun.

Cons – Microsoft can be somewhat political. The org structure can be convoluted and unhelpful. We spend a lot of time making sure the team doesn't get in trouble.

Advice to Senior Management – It would be great to make the org less political and more goal driven.

I have been working at Microsoft full-time for more than a year

Pros – CSS is the best organization in Microsoft to work for. Lots of opportunity, friendly people and minimal politics.

Cons – I miss the sense or ownership and continuity that I had a development lead.

Advice to Senior Management – Bring the culture of CSS to the rest of the company, particularly the product group.

I have been working at Microsoft as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – good atmosphere, nice training, professional HR department

Cons – only focus on generating sales - not too much about being technology company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company