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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,791 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 1,791 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
      3.0
      Apr 27, 2015

      Wonderful (1st 25 years) to Perpetual planning and replanning

      Senior research scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The government is situated between academia (have to make a dissertation) and industry (have to make a profit). We can do applied research that might be too risky for industry. It's great!

      Cons

      I'm not sure if it's Congress or HQ, but we are in constant replanning. This makes it nigh on impossible to get things done anymore.

      4.0
      Apr 22, 2015

      Engineer

      Engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The people are the strength at Ames. I've been to several centers and the Ames campus has a lot of really interesting staff with diverse interests outside the workplace. The campus is large, plenty of trees and room to run. The workforce is older, but the number of 20 & 30 somethings has radically jumped in the last few years. There are some good fringe benefits - gym, child care center, happy hours, etc. The upper management is some of the best I've seen at NASA, in that they seem to be technically savvy and have a general consideration for their employees. Ames is also of the more innovative NASA centers, really pushing the envelope within the agency. It's a small pond - if you are technically capable you can jump right in and make an impact.

      Cons

      The work is fun, interesting, but often only moderately inspiring - the flagship projects go to larger centers. The center has a culture of subcontracting challenging, detailed designs, which is fine if you're a systems engineer, or project manager, but not if you're a design engineer. The large numbers of scientists mean that Ames hits the senior-level quota very quickly, leaving little room for engineers to get promoted. This quota is set by HQ and Congress, indirectly. Promotion criteria can be a bit flimsy.

      3.0
      Apr 19, 2015

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      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      outdoors wildlife exercise healthy fit

      Cons

      Hot buggy traffic delays constant

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