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Microsoft Company Culture
Microsoft Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews4.5/5
Microsoft's Overall Culture is rated A-
Awards
Microsoft CEO
Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Satya Nadella
83 /100
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A Day in the Life
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Microsoft employees generally work 9.2 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Microsoft report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Microsoft have 2 meetings
Meetings
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84% of Microsoft employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Microsoft employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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73% of Microsoft employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Microsoft employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
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82% of Microsoft employees call their work environment positive
Environment
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What should I wear for an interview at Microsoft?
Depends on the position I guess...I personally feel that anyone who wears less than a suit to an interview is not making the best...
How does Microsoft make decisions around promotions?
It is a mixture of lobbying and personal relationships. During review cycle a manager will put forth recommendation, his peers and his...
How's the vacation policy at Microsoft?
Great vacation policy at Microsoft. Three weeks during your first six years, starting day one. Plus two floating holidays. At six, you get...
Does Microsoft have any remote positions?
For engineering, not really, but they can be created on a case by case basis. e.g. a strong performer on the team wants to remain, but his...
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Microsoft?
Less infighting, more collaboration. Less about promotion, more about delivering products. Less about review process, more about...
What part of Microsoft's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Microsoft's cloud services are demonstrating a crazy rate of growth. Some older services are having issues but Skype is probably having the...
What should I wear for an interview at Microsoft?
Depends on the position I guess...I personally feel that anyone who wears less than a suit to an interview is not making the best...
How does Microsoft make decisions around promotions?
It is a mixture of lobbying and personal relationships. During review cycle a manager will put forth recommendation, his peers and his...
How's the vacation policy at Microsoft?
Great vacation policy at Microsoft. Three weeks during your first six years, starting day one. Plus two floating holidays. At six, you get...
Does Microsoft have any remote positions?
For engineering, not really, but they can be created on a case by case basis. e.g. a strong performer on the team wants to remain, but his...
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Microsoft?
Less infighting, more collaboration. Less about promotion, more about delivering products. Less about review process, more about...
What part of Microsoft's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Microsoft's cloud services are demonstrating a crazy rate of growth. Some older services are having issues but Skype is probably having the...
H1B Visa
In 2019, Microsoft applied for 5406 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.
An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Microsoft unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date.
Work Permit Application Outcome
Microsoft has a total of 118000 employees
5406
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 100% Granted (5405 out of 5406)
- 0% Denied ( out of 5406)
- <1% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 5406)
- 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 5406)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Microsoft
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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Microsoft
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eNPS
Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"Top 15%Top 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
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eNPS Score
| 54% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 25% | Passives |
| 21% | Detractors |
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Microsoft vs Competitors
- 1st
Google78 / 100 - 2ndMicrosoft76 / 100
- 3rd
Apple73 / 100 - 4th
Sony72 / 100 - 5th
Yahoo71 / 100
Perks & Benefits
- Health & Wellness
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- PTO / Vacation Policy
- Paid Holidays
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Financial Benefits
- 401K / Retirement Plan
- Performance Bonus
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Office Perks
- Company Social Outings
- Unique Office Space
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