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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,790 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 1,790 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
      CEO approval
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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.

      3.0
      Apr 19, 2015

      Info about review

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      outdoors wildlife exercise healthy fit

      Cons

      Hot buggy traffic delays constant

      4.0
      Apr 14, 2015

      Administrative Analyst

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very safe and professional work environment. Sexism doesn't live here, you're evaluated on what you do, not what you look like. It's the ideal - knowlege, science and technology for the betterment of humanity. NASA really is the coolest part of government and it's great to be part of a team that believes in furthering knowledge and technology for the public good - rather than just for profit.

      Cons

      The biggest asset is also the biggest liability. You really have to be an idealist to work here. The pay and perks are far below what you'd get at an equivalent position in a private company. You'll be participating in pot-lucks instead of dining on chef-designed cusine every day. Retirement? You're looking at social security and whatever you can tuck away in a 401K, which won't be much unless you happened to buy a home in the area 20 years ago. The red tape has been increasing lately, thanks to a hostile and anti-science congress, so the paperwork burden, for even necessary, things is increasing, but still better than most other government agencies.

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