Microsoft, founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, is a multinational company specializing in software and hardware. The company emphasizes employee happiness through various health programs, generous leave policies, flexible work arrangements, and comprehensive training opportunities. This positive work environment has contributed to Microsoft being recognized as a top employer, ranking first in 'super enterprises 2014'.

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2.  A multinational company of American
origin, founded April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates
and Paul Allen. Dedicated to the software
and hardware sector, it is based in
Redmond, Washington, United States.
 Microsoft develops, manufactures,
licenses and produces software and
electronic equipment.

3. Happiness at work and knowing how to motivate employees in
a company, is vital to the productivity of it.

4. • The company maintains its health
programs so employees are
regularly aware of their cholesterol,
triglyceride, muscle mass, or sugar
levels. Guidelines for maintaining
ideal weight or lowering stress
levels with medical and nutrition
consultations.
• The feeling that "everyone is in the
same boat" and the "us against
them" theory drives workers to be
loyal to the brand.

5.  Employees of the company have had access to
the digital library that has a multitude of
study programs, which can be used from their
computers.

6.  Salaries, the salary of its employees, according to its portal in 2015, was of
137,000 dollars.
 Bonos and subsidies
 Maternity / Paternity Leave Improvements for Mothers and Parents. They
provide eight weeks of fully paid maternity leave for new mothers, plus a
12-week Maternity / Paternity Leave for all new parents, of which four are
paid.
 Additional holidays that are paid by the company

7.  The company has various types of cafes and
restaurants where its employees can consume their
favorite food, from organically grown on company
premises to gourmet food totally free.
 The company Microsoft stands out for its "flexible"
work climate, that is, there is total freedom of
where and when workers can work, all workers
have the ability to decide whether to work from
home, go to the customer's home Or if they do it
from the office itself.
 Between 50% and 80% of time are out of the office,
making a work trip, home or cafeteria.
 They give Laundry and dry cleaning services, best
food, discounts for pet and car care,

8.  Create a fun and collective work
environment, where employees
enjoy their tasks.
 Free transportation to the company,
on buses passing through specific
places in the city, take and bring
employees. Obviously they are
equipped with high speed internet
access facilities, which allows the
employee to be connected at all
times.
 Thanks to this strategy of creating a
good working environment, the
company has ranked No. 1 in the
"Super Enterprises 2014“.

9.  Microsoft works with quarterly goals, each employee has a series of goals to
achieve at the end of each quarter: the focus is on these goals, not on working
hours.

10. Training
 They invest in all types of training for their
employees: online training, continuous
training of updates on our products,
training in skills, among others.
 They also take into account the personal
and professional growth of their employees
by having them take ownership of their
personal development plan.

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importancia-de-la-motivacion-laboral