NASA reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,793 total reviews)
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Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

83% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,793 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NASA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gobierno y administración pública industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Sep 1, 2012
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Pros

Employees are able to see technological marvels, vehicles sent to space, and rocket launches! It gives a great sense of making a difference for the greater good of mankind. The pay, benefits, hours are great. People are pleasant and stress is kept to controllable levels. There is a great opportunity to diversify and learn from others.

Cons

3 Major Complaints Only: 1) Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians (which means you have a chance to make more money, but there should be less management layers and more workers!) 2) NASA has become too risk adverse through the years. They should be willing to take a little extra risk when the rewards could pay off drastically. This manifests itself in veteran employees often stunting the younger and/or more adventurous employees from trying new things and breaking the mold of how things have always been done. 3) As with probably every government job, things move at a glacial pace sometimes. There are a lot of workers that take advantage of their job security and weigh things down.

5.0
Aug 29, 2012

Good experience, great people

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Pros

The employees at NASA are all there to help you grow. Nobody hesitates to chip in when you are stuck or offer their advice. You get to work with some of the best, brightest minds in the country. Great work/life balance. Pay is a bit lower than industry, but job security is strong.

Cons

This is the government, so the typical government bureaucracy is expected. It can take a long time for things to change, especially since the average age of the NASA workforce is quite a bit older than other places. Also, the mission can change with each new president, but that's not really in NASA's control.

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