Microsoft Employee Reviews

People working there are amazing and very collaborative. Very good atmosphere. You can have good work life balance as you are empowered to choose when to WFH.

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Passionate people & constant change

Technical Delivery Manager (Current Employee) - Singapore - May 4, 2017

I love working for Microsoft as there is never a dull moment and a lot of freedom on how you want to execute your job. Very passionate & driven people and constant growth opportunities.

Pros

Personal development & Culture

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Productive and fun workplace

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/ BUSINESS MANAGER TO APOC CFO (Former Employee) - Alexandra - May 2, 2017

I was very lucky to have a great boss who turns the stressful workplace to a fun, lively and a learning classroom. She creates a culture where we work together as a team, solves the problems together with the believe that there's no such thing as a 'stupid question'. People are free to ask, even the simplest questions.

Pros

Fun working environment

Cons

Long hours

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Productive, Learning experience, Fun and flexible environment

Business Analyst (Current Employee) - Raffles Place - April 2, 2017

Microsoft promotes a cooperative and productive work environment by supporting the cultural and ethnic diversity of its workforce.Microsoft is committed to a policy of providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants.

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No work life balance; work hard all the time

Sales Executive (Former Employee) - Singapore - February 14, 2017

Work hard in more than 1 role and expect to work long hours. A lot of business processes and tedious manual collaboration between various teams.

Pros

Flexibility to work at home but will work long hours

Cons

Work more than 1 role and might need to work long hours

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Regional Channel Marketing Manager (Current Employee) - One Marina Boulevard - December 31, 2016

Working in Microsoft is challenging yet fun. Currently I manage 9 countries in APAC region, that includes Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam. While, I also do assist on setting up SEA NM region remotely from HQ. What do I do? I make sure all operation in all the countries are in order, and within compliance. Nonetheless, I also get involved in investment/budget allocation/spending, business reviews and any channel/retail related matters. Frequently travel over the APAC region to understand local cultures while assisting the local sub work more effectively. This also involves closing deals with vendors/suppliers either remotely or locally for marketing matters. Aside from that, from my past experience, I am very strong at public speaking. I still do occasionally give talk/seminar in Microsoft to New Hires to get them on-board. Coming from a technical background, and I got myself into sales line, thus working on marketing currently. I strongly believe, I am capable of coping any challenges that comes in future. Last but not least, I am looking forward for opportunities to grow my career, especially in a corporate line.

Pros

Flexibility of work hours

Cons

Hidden office politics

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Work Life balance is zilch

Sales (Former Employee) - Singapore - October 4, 2016

Work long hours Too many unnecessary meetings Some colleagues are nice Management do get political Many tend not to take ownership on their of scopes Workload push and pull Brown nosing is required most of the time

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Interactive environment

Ambassador (Former Employee) - Singapore - October 4, 2016

We were to promote and convince our fellow customers in buying our products. With this job experience, it equipped me with the relevant communication and interpersonal skills.

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Productive and Fun Work Place

Senior Finance Manager (Current Employee) - Alexandra Tech Park - June 22, 2016

Flexible working hours and engaging colleagues. Majority A type FTE therefore everyday is a new challenge and its never boring.

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Pleasure to work for

Training Coordinator (Current Employee) - Singapore - May 10, 2016

Great company culture and work life balance, focus on diversity, lovely co-workers, amazing experience, lots of travelling in EMEA (Germany, UK, Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Turkey) APAC (Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, Taiwan, Korea).

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Awesome culture and great learning curve too

Channel Sales Executive (Former Employee) - Singapore - April 16, 2016

-Great company culture with really fun and awesome people to work with. -Lots of staff benefits and the pantry is always stocked -They provide lots of training too

Pros

An awesome MNC to work with

Cons

Can't think of one, worked there for a short period.

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Typical day at work

Regional Operations Program Manager (Current Employee) - South - October 8, 2015

dress down, a lot of meeting and conference call. Flexible in time and depends on your manager, work from home is common.

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Productive and Fun place

Program and business operation specialist (Former Employee) - Singapore - July 3, 2015

I can select my working position, from home toilet to the office pantry or cafeteria. I used IT technology to ease my daily work routine. As saying goes " don't leave home without your VISA", better " a clutch bag " I am referring to my light weighted robust notebook. We hold each other hands until the task is completed and celebrated success by blasting wishes via email. We encouraged each other on a conference call to resolve task and snap up all the no taker role in a meeting discussion within minutes. We talked about anything under the sun except work when we really under the sun, walking towards a coffee break or group outing. We closed all the day issue from APAC within the working hours, which made the working environment no room for gossip. With so much positive energy surrounding me, how not to be productive and fun.

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Youthful and Productive Working Environment

Regional Operations Process Lead (Former Employee) - Alexandra Technopark - February 4, 2015

I joined Microsoft as a Channel Incentive Analyst back in 2010 handling the India Distributor. I need to ensure all the queries from the Distributors were answered correctly and performed calculation of their incentive. Subsequently i was promoted to a Senior Analyst and a Regional Operation Process Lead. I was handling the Enterprise Market for the Asia Pacific region and i lead a team of 9. I need to ensure all my queries was responded within the SLA and payments were on time and accurately. i took on the compliance lead role where i will initiate review with the compliance team on business processes. I need to ensure that the productivity of the team increase and the process still follow SOX compliance.

Pros

Career Development

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Sales focussed but very Ethical company.

Technology Sales Professional (Current Employee) - Singapore - January 13, 2015

A typical day at work starts with a personal review on the YTD performance and meeting up with customers/partners to showcase solutions. Building relationships and selling. There is abundant information and materials to build knowledge and skills on our internal portals. Lots of courses to help us sharpen sales skills and deal management strategies. Learnt a lot of new products of Microsoft, overview of an enterprise IT infrastructure, building trust with BDMs and C-level executives, managing internal and external agendas. There is a fair amount of teamwork as long as you are performing and meeting your targets. Co-workers are very friendly when they do have the time. Hardest part of the job is to manage internal agendas and also ensure that focus is not shifted away from customer. The most enjoyable part of being here is that you don't go home a single day without learning something new.

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In charge of the Programs development under Supply Chain

Program Vendor Account Manager (Former Employee) - APOC, Singapore - December 10, 2014

I mange the MTVs (in Singapore and China) and the relative personnel, such as PM, BOMs groups, etc. to ensure the monthly shipment on schedule for the customers and prepared for the contingency plan. Furthermore I also focus on the cost saving so that MS can serve the customers well with the cost effectiveness.

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A good working team

Program Manager (Former Employee) - Singapore - February 28, 2014

Most people I worked with in Microsoft are talented workers, good leadership

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Fun & dynamic environment

senior business development specialist (Former Employee) - alexandra - September 20, 2013

Challenging and inspirational atmosphere driving individuals and teams to achieve their greatest potential, while delivering world class products and services.

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