Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of Microsoft on Oct 31st, 2016
"Hours are moderatley friendly. I wish more people worked part time and/or left early. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
One thing Microsoft can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Position or Department
Senior Program Manager, Engineering
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Microsoft to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Microsoft on Jun 28th, 2016
"The company can still be doing so much more for women... You won't encounter any blatant sexism but the culture is still very much all about 'the guys' at the top and being part of each department's boy's club."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Microsoft can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Position or Department
Business Program Manager
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
"The company added paternity leave rights and extended maternity leave last year, though only in the U.S."
Would you recommend Microsoft to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Microsoft on Jun 13th, 2016
"Microsoft if a great company to work for in terms of work/life balance, and taking care of a family but you have to be careful and mindful of the busniess groups to advance professionally "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
One thing Microsoft can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$20k-$50k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Microsoft to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Microsoft on Jun 6th, 2016
"Choose your manager very, very carefully. Research by searching out other women who work in that group and ask to sit down and have a private chat outside of theory office."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
One thing Microsoft can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$20k-$50k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
8 Weeks Paid | 4 Weeks Unpaid
"Recently expanded, very generous. However, depending on your role, taking that time can result in a noticeable penalty to upward mobility. Hourly pressures in Services make it particularly difficult to take this time away without a hit on your career"
Would you recommend Microsoft to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Microsoft on May 30th, 2016
"If you join, build up a network of supportive female professionals. Don't trust HR. Don't fill out polls or surveys. Just do your job unbelievably well, and you will slowly rise to a point When it is time to move on because you hit the glass ceiling, do that. Try moving around every two to three years to resist "tracking" and growing stale. It can be hard to move around, but with determination you can usually pull it off."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Microsoft can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$20k-$50k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
"That was a long time ago I took maternity leave. Today Microsoft has one of the best, considerably extended, maternity leaves in the industry. They also now encourage men to take paternal leave, which I've noticed is really changing the attitude among men towards the time away--they appreciate it and judge women less harshly for taking time away. I had great managers and no consequences for leaving for maternity leave, but I now hear varying stories from the women. My theory is this is mostly due to crushing metrics coming in over the past six years. Stepping away for this leave seems to inevitably lead to reviews (for both men and women) that complain about your "lack of impact" and the sudden rise of vague statements about how you are falling short, but in ways where you cannot figure out how to correct the perceived problem."
Would you recommend Microsoft to other women?
"Maybe"
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