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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella
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Pros
  • "They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role(in 4824 reviews)
  • "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be(in 3469 reviews)
  • "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic.(in 3430 reviews)
  • "Great culture and very rewarding(in 2093 reviews)
  • "The Good pay and bonus and they're always finding ways to give money to employees.(in 1380 reviews)
Cons
  • "Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job.(in 1168 reviews)
  • "life balance in hardware due to frequent unplanned work travel and evening calls; bloated meetings; some poor management(in 898 reviews)
  • "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful(in 388 reviews)
  • "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company.(in 261 reviews)
  • "Bad middle management(in 216 reviews)
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    1. 5.0
      20 Sept 2023
      Transformation Lead
      Former Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great pay, benefits, great talented employees

      Cons

      Giant, could be slow to changes

      1. 5.0
        9 Sept 2023
        PhD Student
        Former Employee
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Finished a milestone project research.

        Cons

        No bad comments and lllalala

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