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Working at Microsoft in Waltham, MA: 6 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Waltham, MA Area

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On average, employees in Waltham, MA at Microsoft give their company a 2.2 rating out of 5.0 based on 6, whereas overall Average Rating of Microsoft is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 993 Microsoft Review Ratings. The happiest Microsoft employees in Waltham, MA are Senior QA Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.9 and Senior Support Engineers with a rating of 4.2.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 776 Microsoft Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.1
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Embedded Systems Engineer
"I worked at Microsoft since 1997. Absolutely wonderful salary and benefits. The quality of the experience in teams that I worked in varied, some wonderful, some poor. To get a job here, do some research regarding the technology of the position, and practice whiteboard coding of classic simple coding algorithms. A general trend I observed is that those at higher management levels seem to not be sincerely focused on serving the needs of the customer, fully understanding the customer, and failing to drive technical innovation. The usual large company political/social agendas seem to take priority, despite constant discussion about serving the customer and driving innovation. Upper management is not finely honed technically. Efforts to make change at the Individual Contributor (non-management) level tend to fail. This lack of innovation is ultimately reflected by the current revenue status of Microsoft in relation to Google, Apple and others. How to improve the situation? The problem is endemic to management itself, so corrective action needs to occur starting at the very top of the chain. Perhaps in part by injecting highly technically competent leaders into the management chain, found externally, and then empowering them with the authority to implement corrections."
Posted 10 years ago in Redmond, WA

Working at Microsoft in Waltham, MA: 6 Employee Reviews

Senior QA Engineer
in Waltham, MA

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"MS is the company everyone dreams to work for."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"Work goes around the MS tools and projects - will have less exposure to other domains."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Any management that requires suggestions is a weak management. MS is not a weak management."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Support Engineer
in Waltham, MA

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"It is a big company, with lots of customers worldwide, and very fast-paced and challenging work."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"My dislikes are: less time for family and personal development, and very hectic and reporting-oriented."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire more people and train them to the levels needed."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.0
Microsoft (993)
4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is N2 Publishing (26)
1.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is CareCore National (10)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (6,335)
Solution Sales Professional
in Waltham, MA
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Database Administrator
in Waltham, MA

"Excellent place to learn Oracle and SQL/PLSQL and Shell scripting and Java."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like the great, friendly environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be honest with your approach."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I like everything at Navic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They are very helpful."

Sales Support Administrator
in Waltham, MA

"Always learn the new software available."

Customer Support Technician
in Waltham, MA

"Best place to work ever."

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