On average, employees in San Jose, CA at Microsoft give their company a 3.0 rating out of 5.0 based on 4, whereas overall Average Rating of Microsoft is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 993 Microsoft Review Ratings. The happiest Microsoft employees in San Jose, CA are Design Validation Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.9 and Technical Engineers with a rating of 4.3.
"I worked for 13 yrs. in Nokia. Company was sold to Microsoft and the company reorganized and laid off people from San Diego."
What do you like about working at Microsoft?
"I like the great working environment and support group. The hours are great."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Just be yourself and be straightforward of your skills level."
What don't you like about working at Microsoft?
"It was a contract position, and there were no permanent full-time positions available."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Have more permanent positions to enhance loyalty to the company."
"It was good."
What do you like about working at Microsoft?
"It was good but brief since it was a contractor role."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be flexible to work different late shifts and at unmarked data warehouse locations."
What don't you like about working at Microsoft?
"It was fine, but the hours were a bit late for night shift."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would prefer to work during the day and not at night."
"Hard work bright future at MS."
What do you like about working at Microsoft?
"I like the challenges and working with new technologies."
What don't you like about working at Microsoft?
"I dislike the politics and the performance review system."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Get people who don't mind getting their hands dirty in the management, instead of those who only know how to point fingers and talk their way out of things."
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