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Microsoft Employee Review

A great place to work with one huge disadvantage

Assistant Editor (Former Employee) - India - October 17, 2022

It was an amazing place to work with great work life balance and growth opportunities. Until they brought in their AI and automated almost everything. Lots of layoffs and the place became not-so-great in a matter of 2 years!

Pros

Work life balance

Cons

Layoffs

Ratings by category

5.0 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance

2.0 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits

1.0 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement

3.0 out of 5 stars for Management

5.0 out of 5 stars for Culture

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Intern (Former Employee) - Hyderabad, Telangana - December 19, 2022

Good working culture, overall nice expereince. Works on the different technologies. The manager are really good. Work life balance is also good. Overall good expereince

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