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Gates Foundation

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Fast pace, highly critical environment with tremendous potential for impact - Anonymous employee Gates Foundation Employee Review

2.0
Jan 16, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Few organizations offer the same opportunity to have significant impact on the field. Colleagues for the most part are world class, dedicated professionals.

Cons

Significant amount of internal bureacracy weighs down staff and makes day to day tasks near impossible. Highly politicized environment resulting in limited trust between employees and divisions. Debilitating lack of internal management skill.

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Pros

Everyone is aligned to the mission. Fantastic benefits.

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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