NASA reviews

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

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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4.0
May 25, 2016

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Rewarding work, good work/life balance, good people to work with, good pay

Cons

No major cons to working at NASA

4.0
May 20, 2016

Pathways Student (PhD)

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great program for graduate students. Coming out of the program with both work experience and the elevated degree definitely gives a leg up. I was able to have many opportunities to learn from really smart people, have a high level of responsibility on projects, and

Cons

It is government work... things move slow, funding is always an issue, infrastructure for engineering and science facilities is old Mentorship was poor, but this was more isolated in my case.

4.0
Apr 5, 2016

Best to work in federal government for a reason.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great to work with lots of freedom to help make a difference.

Cons

Has a graying work force so hard to move up to more senior positions.

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