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Gates Foundation

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Great mission, poor working environment. - Anonymous employee Gates Foundation Employee Review

2.0
Jul 16, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The mission is fantastic. We are privileged to work excellent grantees.

Cons

There is a lot of internal process to get buy in for an idea, and many good ideas are scuttled in the process. Sometimes people are too busy to learn.

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Cons

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Pros

Mission-based work Diverse, passionate employee base Healthcare benefit Parental leave and support Unlimited PTO

Cons

Poor work-life balance Perfectionist culture Unreasonable expectations with working hours High levels of burnout Retaliation for setting boundaries with working hours Culture resistant to prioritization of work

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