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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,792 total reviews)
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      Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

      83% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Career opportunities

      4.2

      Senior management

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,792 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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      2K reviews
      5.0
      Mar 15, 2017

      Exciting Work

      Senior cost analyst
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Work with brilliant engineers and scientists on revolutionary science missions & new technology.

      Cons

      Affecting change in processes and policy can be difficult due to the size of the organization and number of moving parts.

      4.0
      Mar 9, 2017

      I learned a lot

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      You learn a lot about NASA and the background things that go on.

      Cons

      You had to wear big blue suit.

      4.0
      Mar 9, 2017

      Excellent work life balance, but can be slow and bogged down in policy and regulation

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      NASA is fantastic for people looking to work on innovative initiatives. It depends on which organization you work in but most managers are flexible and looking to ensure you are happy with what you are doing. The ability to work on side projects with other organizations is pretty high if your management is behind you and you take the initiative to go and look for opportunities. Also, the work life balance is fantastic. Need to skip out early for a dr's appt or take your kid to soccer? No problem. Want to telework on Friday? Sure... at least that works for my organization.

      Cons

      Lots of red tape to get work done. Often management will chose to take the easier path regardless of whether the harder path was the right one for the long term. Additionally, the low performers are rarely penalized for doing poor work or not contributing enough effort leaving the high performers to pick up the slack. This can be a bit demoralizing as the pay is often not commensurate with your performance.

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