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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
      3.0
      Jun 3, 2022

      Interesting but frustrating organization

      Technical officer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      There are good benefits, namely good health insurance, financial support for dependents (children, unemployed wife/husband, or dependant parent), grants to cover children's education including university fees, 30 days of holidays plus 2 days of personal affairs, relocation grant. Working at WHO provides a great overview of the architecture of global health and the political forces that govern and shape it, a fantastic opportunity to work with and learn from some of the greatest experts in diverse health topics, and opportunities to establish connections with organizations across the world. The multicultural environment of the organization is very enriching.

      Cons

      WHO is a very bureaucratic, hierarchical, political, antiquated, and risk-averse organization. There is poor job security and very limited options for career development, especially for junior employees. Its processes are very inefficient and transversal departments (e.g. human resources, administration, communications) provide poor support to technical employees. Advancing new ideas and innovating is extremely difficult. The recruitment process can easily take up to 9 months for regular technical staff (or more for the highest-level positions) and recruitment processes are so slow that is very difficult (or impossible) to hire people to cover for employees on sick or parental leave. Accountability is very poor at all levels.

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