Microsoft

Our cultural attributes are:

Growth mindset

We fundamentally believe that we need a culture founded in a growth mindset. It starts with a belief that everyone can grow and develop; that potential is nurtured, not pre-determined; and that anyone can change their mindset.

We need to be always learning and insatiably curious. We need to be willing to lean into uncertainty, take risks and move quickly when we make mistakes, recognizing failure happens along the way to mastery. And we need to be open to the ideas of others, where the success of others does not diminish our own.

 

Customer obsessed

We will learn about our customers and their businesses with a beginner’s mind and then bring solutions that meet their needs. We will be insatiable in our desire to learn from the outside and bring it into Microsoft, while still innovating to surprise and delight our users.

 

Diverse and inclusive

The world is diverse. We will better serve everyone on the planet by representing everyone on the planet. We will be open to learning our own biases and changing our behaviors, so we can tap into the collective power of everyone at Microsoft. We don’t just value differences, we seek them out, we invite them in. And as a result, our ideas are better, our products are better, and our customers are better served.

 

One Microsoft

We are a family of individuals united by a single, shared mission. It’s our ability to work together that makes our dreams believable and, ultimately, achievable. We will build on the ideas of others and collaborate across boundaries to bring the best of Microsoft to our customers as one. We are proud to be part of team Microsoft.

 

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Employee count: 228000
Average Hours Worked: 49
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Remote Friendly?: Hybrid/Mixed Bag
How Information Shared: Meetings
Compensation Relative to Market: 110%
AI Insights:
Microsoft operates like a well-oiled corporate machine where you'll work hard for "peanut" pay while dodging the occasional layoff like it's a game of musical chairs. The culture varies wildly by team—you might land on a chill squad where people work 25 hours a week and get promoted, or end up in Azure's pressure cooker where overtime is the norm. It's a place where stack ranking officially died but the ghost still haunts performance reviews, and where moving from Facebook means taking a pay cut but potentially gaining your sanity. Think of it as the steady corporate job your parents wanted you to have, complete with all the bureaucratic charm that entails.

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