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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,795 total reviews)
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      Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

      83% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,795 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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      3.0
      Apr 15, 2017

      Engineering Intern

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      History is rich, people are open to help and mentor, food is good and relatively inexpensive. My work was fascinating and I learned a great deal.

      Cons

      NASA research culture is SLOW. Risk averse is too nice a term, people don't even seem motivated to succeed. The civil servants are too comfortable - there is no catalyst to do amazing things anymore. The pride is non-existent outside of the brand name that NASA is siphoning from the 60's and shuttle era.

      4.0
      Apr 13, 2017

      A good place to work and learn!

      Senior systems software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Great work environment. There are a lot of smart people that will work with and help you. - Interesting projects.

      Cons

      - The pay scale is very low compared to the commercial side. If you decide to work there, it's for the love for science not money. - The red tapes can get frustrating sometimes.

      4.0
      Apr 13, 2017

      Life Working for the Space Agency

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Like most large organizations, your mileage will vary and will be largely determined by the location and department you work for. Overall there are more educated, more altruistic, and less competitive people here than I've encountered elsewhere in the workforce.

      Cons

      Limited budget, limited ability to affect change, many civil service personnel are "retired on duty" and there is limited ability to remove them or others who negatively impact the mission, support functions always take a back seat to the program, even when at the program's peril.

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