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Gates Foundation

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Great benefits, smart people, limited by reorgs - Legal Assistant Gates Foundation Employee Review

4.0
Feb 13, 2020
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Pros

Benefits, beautiful office environment, Seattle location closes for week in December, onsite gym

Cons

Constant reorgs, no room for growth, lots of bureaucracy and politics, meeting culture and all decisions made by committee, which slows progress and waters down ideas

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Thank you for taking time to provide feedback. It is essential to our culture improvement. -Randi Clark, Talent Acquisition Leader BMGF

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