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Benefits Page

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Supporting and investing in our employees​


What we do here at Microsoft matters. We can't achieve our mission to empower everyone on the planet to achieve more unless our employees can do their best work. Our perks, benefits and everything between are essential to our success. Some small, some large, all necessary. Learn about how Microsoft cares, supports and invests in our employees so they can help us empower the world. ​
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Build a community with Microsoft​

Our employees make the most of their experience by creating their own community. Through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), social and networking groups, Microsoft is committed to helping you find opportunities to foster personal connections across global teams, participate in local engagements, and take part in global sustainability. ​

​Giving is essential to being a global citizen. We help you volunteer, take advantage of matching programs, and make a difference in the lives of billions around the globe. ​

​For an in-depth look at how Microsoft employees are getting involved and helping their communities, check out Microsoft Life or search for the hashtag #MicrosoftLife on your favorite social media platform. ​
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Enjoy flexibility to care for you and your family ​

We give you time away to focus on the people who matter most with leave for new parents and family caregiver leave, adoption assistance, parenting classes and family support programs, as well as subsidized and discounted childcare and back-up care for children, adults, and elders. ​

​We offer flexible work schedules, generous vacation, and holidays to spend with family or pursue your interests outside of work. Microsoft is committed to giving employees support and time away to focus on the people who matter most in their life. ​

​Read about one of our employees who is rewriting the narrative about working mothers.
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Grow professionally and personally ​

From financial education and tuition assistance to specific program training, our employees have opportunities to expand their knowledge on a variety of topics, stay current in their field, and continue to learn as their career progresses. ​

​We support employee growth with hundreds of online and in-person technical, management and professional development classes. With an ongoing visiting speaker series covering a broad range of topics by acclaimed speakers and our employee TechFest, we strive to ensure our employees can grow in their career knowledge.
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Invest in your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing​

With world-class health care benefits, along with our generous wellbeing benefits, you can achieve and maintain your best physical and emotional health for you and your family. ​

​And, with a robust offering of employee financial programs, you can build a savings and investment portfolio, protect your family from the unexpected, plan for college for your children, refinance your student loans, and get great discounts on products and services, so you can save money doing the things you love. ​
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Microsoft offers many benefits for employees across the globe. Ask your recruiter about benefits in your country.
Learn more about benefits in the U.S.