Glassdoor Reviews

MICROSOFT

Positive Highlights:

1. Great Benefits and Exposure: Employees appreciate the great benefits and the significant exposure, particularly for those interested in full-time corporate roles.

2. Good Work-Life Balance: The work-life balance is considered good and largely within the control of the individual.

3. Fantastic Colleagues and Building: Positive remarks about the quality of colleagues in the inside sales teams and the fantastic building.

4. Great Culture and Rewards: The company is praised for its rewarding culture.

5. Performance-Driven Environment: Many employees value the focus on individual performance within a team environment and good pay.

Negative Highlights:

1. Poor Management: There are significant concerns about the prevalence of bad managers with limited remedies other than leaving the job.

2. Work-Life Balance Issues in Hardware: Employees in hardware roles report poor work-life balance due to unplanned work travel, evening calls, and bloated meetings.

3. Long Hours and Difficult Customers: Complaints about long hours, particularly having to wait until the last customer leaves, and dealing with disrespectful customers.

4. Massive Layoffs: Concerns about massive layoffs causing disruptions across teams and departments.

5. Politics and Lack of Meritocracy: Too much internal politics and favoritism over meritocracy, which hampers growth and development opportunities within the company.