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Great mission, extremely poor management - Anonymous employee Gates Foundation Employee Review

1.0
Dec 4, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great mission as set out by Bill & Melinda Gates

Cons

The environment is toxic, management is horrible, HR is abysmal, and there are re-organizations annually.

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Gates Foundation Response
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I'm sorry that as a current employee you seem so very unhappy. As a member of HR management, I'd like to hear your constructive and helpful feedback on how we can improve our function and the management across the foundation. pam.yanchik@gatesfoundation.org

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