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Associate Program Officer - Anonymous employee Gates Foundation Employee Review

3.0
Jun 28, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great mission, but difficult working environment.

Cons

Very competitive staff, Managers who a subject matter experts, but weak managers

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Gates Foundation Response
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Thanks for your review. As Sue Hellmann has said, "everyone deserves a great manager." The Executive Leadership team, the HR organization and many other leaders are working to make this a consistent experience for our employees. While we have made improvements over the last year, we know that this work is critical and we will continue to make this a priority. If you'd like to share more details, please reach out to me pam.yanchik@gatesfoundation.org or your HR business partner.

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