Microsoft provides a flexible working environment for its employees. It offers various benefits and wellness programs. The work culture is respectful and people-oriented. While some employees note long hours and overtime expectations, most praise the work-life balance, benefits, training opportunities, and respectful work culture. Microsoft recruits both fresh graduates and experienced hires through a selection process involving tests and interviews. It provides training, compensation above industry standards, and programs supporting women's empowerment and work-life balance through flexible arrangements and on-site amenities like cafeterias, meeting rooms, and daycare.

1. WORKING ENVIRONMENT
OF MICROSOFT CORPORATION
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2. GROUP MEMBERS
Names Roll No
Waheed ur Rehman 06
Ahsan Raza 24
Nabeel Rafique 26
Ruman hussain 49
Abdul Rehman 91
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3. What is Working Environment
• The term work environment is used to describe the
conditions in which an employee operates.
• Location where a task is completed, pertaining to a place
• The physical geographical location,
• The immediate surroundings of the workplace,
• such as a construction site or office building.
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4. Working Environment
 Working conditions can effect worker’s productivity, product quality.
 Temperature, ventilation, noise, and lighting are all factors in work system design.
 The work environment can involve the social interactions at the workplace, including interactions
with peers, subordinates, and managers, within limits,
 Generally, and employees are entitled to a work environment that is free from harassment.
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5. Creating a Positive Work Environment
 A positive work environment is not only important for our
physical, mental and emotional health, but also important
for the product or service we produce for the company.
 The better we feel at work, the more likely we will take pride
in our work functions and be loyal toward our place of
employment
 It is much more pleasant, and less stressful to work in an
environment that is positive and enjoyable.
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6. Characteristics of Healthy Organization
 Effective Sharing of Goals
 Teamwork
 Offers Training Opportunities
 Handles Poor Performance
 Understanding Risks
 Defined Structure
 HRM department
 Well-Known Company Policies
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7. Introduction
Established on April 4, 1975 .
•American public multinational corporation .
•headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA .
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8. BUSINESS OVERVIEW
• Their production includes operating system.
• MS office.
• Business applications software.
• Games.
• Software for mobile phones and handheld devices.
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9. Swat Analysis
S t r e n g t h s :
• Flexible workforce
• Multinational corporation operating through
regional subsidiaries to minimize
• Cultural differences in more than 60 countries
• Software products have high name recognition
• Revenues and profits rising at 30% a year
We a k n e s s e s :
• Microsoft leadership failed to correctly
anticipate the growth or popularity of the
Internet
• Not a key player in the Internet space, wireless
market and few products for Internet
applications
• Falling sales in the operating systems and server
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10. O p p o r t u n i t i e s :
• Cheaper global telecommunication costs open
new markets as people connect to the internet.
• The demand for personal computers in
American and global markets remains Strong
despite the growth and increasing popularity of
personal handheld devices.
T h r e a t s :
• Apple and Linux threaten Microsoft's 88%
market share of the desktop operating market.
• Currency exchange rates affect demand for
application/operation software and hardware.
• Hardware manufacturers are issuing their own
pre-bundled programs on their own hardware.
• Technology life cycle is shorter and shorter.
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11. HR PRCTICES
• Recruitment and Select.
• Training and Development.
• Compensation and Benefits.
• Women's Empowerment.
• Performance Management.
• Work-Life Balance.
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12. Recruitment and Selection.
• Microsoft recruits both fresh graduates from academic
campuses and experienced professionals in the IT industry.
• For campus recruitments, the selection process included
written tests and several rounds of personal interviews.
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13. Training and Development
For trainees, Microsoft conducts a training program named leap Engineer
acceleration program (LEAP) which imparts technical and personal skills
required to carry out the job.
Microsoft have both in-class and e-learning programs.
Wide range of training programs includes:
• Software skill training (presentation, communication).
• Language training.
• Product training.
• Leadership development program.
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14. Compensation and Benefits
 Include all signing and year-end bonuses, vacation time and other
perks and reimbursements that make up total compensation.
 Microsoft provides offered compensation packages higher than the
industry standards based on the technical skills and experience of
the candidates.
 Employee benefits are standardized across employees.
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15. Women's Empowerment
 They empower women to take on leadership roles in the
organization, driven by the belief that this is a critical part to
their long-term success.
 Microsoft India conducted special recruitment drives
exclusively for women in line with the overall IT industry's aim
of raising the female-male ratio in the workforce.
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16. Performance Management.
Microsoft follows a candidate process while evaluating the
performance of employees and regarding their compensation packages.
The process is transparent so as to enable employees to identify their
performance levels and have a clear idea of what is required in terms of
performance in order to reach to the next level.
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17. Work-Life Balance
• Flexible work arrangements..
• Employee development course. In 2007, Microsoft launched
a program called 'Bring Your Child To Work‘ in a move to
improve work-life balance among its employees...
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18. EMPLOYEE VIEWS
• Amazing work life balance
• I have been working at Microsoft full-time (Less
than a year)
• Pros ; Work life balance Work culture Respect
for co workers.
• Cons ; Slow growth Compensation Focus on
making senior leadership happy.
• "Loved working for Microsoft"
• I worked at Microsoft full-time (More than 3
years)
• Pros ; Respectful, intelligent and dedicated
employees. As an Executive Assistant, I worked
remotely supporting an Executive who traveled
non-stop and was paid overtime - earning 33%
more annually than my base salary
reimbursement for anything fitness or wellness
related.
• Cons ; Tons of overtime and 24/7 on-call
mentality overall.
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19. EMPLOYEE VIEWS
" benefits"
• Pros ; Good benefits, especially in healthcare
• Cons ; Very large company, hard to stand out
“ culture"
• I have been working at Microsoft full-time
• Pros ; Love the work culture at Microsoft
• Cons ; None. I feel motivated to work here
• Advice to Management ; None. I feel motivated
to work here
"Great place to work"
• I worked at Microsoft full-time (More than 10
years)
• Pros ; The people, salary, benefits, the work
itself.
• Cons ; Some managers are difficult and we often
wondered how they got/kept their jobs.
“Great company“
• I worked at Microsoft full-time (More than 3
years)
• Pros ; Great technology, people are very helpful
and friendly, extremely positive and upbeat
environment
• Cons ; Many hours during the Blueprint phase of
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21. WORKING STYLE
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22. Flexible working environment
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23. MEETING ROOMS
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24. WORK PLACE
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26. Employee wellness programs
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27. Cafeteria
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29. Baby care Centre
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30. CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella’s views
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