Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      NASA

      Is this your company?

      NASA reviews

      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,792 total reviews)
      avatar

      Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

      83% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      2K reviews
      3.0
      Sep 29, 2015

      Becoming a Typical Government Bureacracy

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting projects and amazing potential.

      Cons

      Crippled by massive bureaucracy that gets worse every day and bickering between centers and between centers and HQ.

      5.0
      Sep 25, 2015

      Lab manager and research associate managing 2 research labs and a multiuser instrument facility.

      Lab manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great research and researchers, flexible schedule and variety of responsibilities. Benefits (medical and vacation/holidays) are generous at my contract employer, and the work culture allows for time off and work/life balance.

      Cons

      Number and variety of responsibilities can be overwhelming. Lack of funding leads to a lot of DIY that is extremely inefficient. Lack of management support and lack of desire to make institutional changes to create efficiencies is very frustrating. Lack of communication between management/support organizations creates additional work. Dynamic bureaucracy means that once you have the vagaries of the organization figured out, it changes and you have to start all over figuring things out.

      4.0
      Sep 19, 2015

      Great People- Great Mission

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For the most part, people who work for NASA love their job and embrace the mission, which creates excellent morale (see Employee Viewpoint Survey rankings, year after year).

      Cons

      Can be very difficult to become an "insider"- few employees in the professional ranks ever leave. "Us" versus "them" mentality regarding contractors can make life difficult for some.

      Viewing 1531 - 1533 of 1,792 Reviews
      Related searches: NASA jobs | NASA salaries | NASA benefits | NASA interviews | NASA conversations
      ReviewsNASA reviews

      Glassdoor has 3,238 NASA reviews submitted anonymously by NASA employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if NASA is right for you.