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      3.8

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (606 total reviews)

      Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

      80% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      World Health Organization has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 606 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Health Organization employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Salud industry (3.4 stars).

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      606 reviews
      5.0
      Feb 19, 2013

      Work Life Balance

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Respect human rights Clear work objectives

      Cons

      Too many incompetent employee around No career path understaff

      2.0
      Jan 25, 2012

      Beautiful location and lifestyle, but not much "high-impact" work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The WHO houses some of the best public health technical expertise in the world. The opportunities to learn from colleagues' professional experiences and technical know-how are plentiful. The public lectures/talks available to staff are high-caliber and it's truly an "international" workplace which is great. Geneva is also a beautiful, relaxing place to live (albeit grossly expensive).

      Cons

      Too much emphasis on technical research capacity and enough bureaucratic red tape to suffocate oneself. The actual "doing" in the field gets done by contracted private companies or NGOs; the HQ in Geneva is more placed to provide technical expertise and serve as a hub for political engagement. I was often frustrated with the laissez-faire attitude of some staff who were clearly only there for the UN "perks" and were far less concerned with having an impact in developing countries. The approval process for projects was long and grueling. In the end, I chose to leave WHO because it was far too removed from the real, tangible experience that comes from working in the field.

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