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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,788 total reviews)
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      Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

      82% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Career opportunities

      4.1

      Senior management

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,788 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
      Feb 26, 2009

      Great place to work in the middle of nowhere!

      Budget analyst
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      Pros

      The management! They are very easy to work with. The are truly caring and allow for time off if and when you need it. They also don't micromanage their employees

      Cons

      The drive. The location is out in the middle of nowhere and you have to pass two security check points. The drive in the morning isn't too bad, not much traffic but there definitely isn't anyplace to live that's truly close to the facility. And you really can't go off site to eat lunch since everything is to far away to get back in a timely manner. The cafeteria is very old school and dated.

      4.0
      Nov 18, 2008

      NASA is a great place to work at!

      Director
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Exciting work. Challenging work. Non-Political work. My position at the agency enabled me to travel worldwide and interact with other people in the arcane spectrum management field. You have an opportunity to build relationships with a diverse, highly educated and talented pool of technically astute people.

      Cons

      Federal pay is poor relative to industry. The federal governement does not pay management any where near what industry pays. Lower level civil servants are paid in excess of what comparable s are paid outside the governement. Goevernement pay adjustments are always across the board and not based on actual comparisons to what peers in industry are getting.Top management and other technical talent see the interesting work offsetting the downside of poor pay.

      4.0
      Nov 14, 2008

      Boring but solid

      Application developer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You get recognized for good work. Benefits are solid. The people are generally nice and managers are helpful from what I saw. You instantly get a lot of respect from people when you say you work at NASA, even if you're not really a rocket scientist. Dress code was extremely casual, you could wear jeans every day if you wanted to. You get some pretty cool perks related to the space program including meeting astronauts and such. The pension plan offered to me seemed fair. Flexible scheduling, most people in my office worked 9 days every 2 weeks. Hours weren't too rigid. Work was easy.

      Cons

      My work was mostly on payroll and other intranet systems, which is going to be boring wherever you are. You have to pay for your own coffee. Location was in the middle of nowhere and the onsite cafeteria sucked. The pay was very low compared to other offers I had received and since left for. A lot of time is wasted because many of the systems you have to interface with are so old. The offices are old and dreary. The people are old and impossible to relate to as a recent college graduate. I felt many other employees were unqualified for their jobs.

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