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5.0
Nov 30, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Absolutely compelling mission and an opportunity to work with world-class people from all over the world in health, development and education. There is some turn over at the foundation and most professionals come in at a mid-point in their careers and stay for a few years before moving on to the next big thing.

Cons

Sometimes difficult to see the nexus between the work being done in Seattle and how it is actually affecting people in the "field." Management is improving - in particular with some recent hires of true managers in the fields the foundation works in.

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Thanks so much for your review. I'm happy to hear that you feel management is improving since it is such a focus of the ELT right now.

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