Microsoft Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Microsoft

Pros – It is good be a part of Microsoft company.It is good be a part of Microsoft company.It is good be a part of Microsoft company. It is good be a part of Microsoft company

Cons – I have been working here for past 3 years and there's too much work pressure. Get very less time for family. time mgmt needs to be better.

Advice to Senior Management – NA

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

Former Employee – worked at Microsoft full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Best Perks and salary in Indian market.
Lots of cool things to do during work.
Immense opportunity to grow technically

Cons – I was doing night shift. Sometimes you dont get enough as technical guy until you grow with management ladder.

Advice to Senior Management – Technical team is core of Microsoft, Shouldn't they get more visibility and perks in place of managers who spend most of them time is playing politics. only true for India

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

Current Employee – been working at Microsoft full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Good place to learn and grow

Cons – The review system needs to relooked into

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Microsoft full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Very good culture and people
Lot of opportunities to work across different products and technologies

Cons – Work Life balance goes for a toss

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

Former Employee – worked at Microsoft full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – * You get good salary
* Employees are treated very well
* You get to learn a lot of Microsoft technologies

Cons – * Night Shifts
* Too much politics
* No Work from home option

Advice to Senior Management – N/A

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

Former Employee – worked at Microsoft full-time for more than a year

Pros – Fast development cycle.
Energetic team to work with.
High exposure and opportunity for self development

Cons – Long work hours.
Less compensation.
Higher management needs to rethink its policies.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on team building

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Microsoft full-time

Pros – work culture, quality of work are better than most

Cons – work life balance is harder

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

Current Employee – been working at Microsoft full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great place to work and learn

Cons – none as it is a great place

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Microsoft

Pros – The incredible breadth of Microsoft business makes this company a very unique organization. Almost anything under the Sun is here in one way or another. If you love technology and are passionate about working in a place where your contribution matters, this is one of the few companies on Earth where this is possible

Cons – Microsoft is renowned for its infamous politics and sadly it is true to a certain extent. However, more often than not people survive internal feuds and simply move on to alternative projects

Advice to Senior Management – Coordinate and manage the Microsoft brand better. It is coming together now after the release of Windows 8, just tighten it up a bit more and keep the message consistent.

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

Current Employee – been working at Microsoft full-time for more than a year

Pros – 1. Options to move to different roles
2. Overall development
3. Good work-life balance

Cons – 1. Not so challenging task
2. Compensation

Advice to Senior Management – 1. Creating more challenging environment

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