"Good Growth" ... for whom? - Anonymous employee MITRE Employee Review

2.0
Aug 7, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Wonderful facilities and amenities--they provide a 'home away from home." Good corporate communications structure--particularly MAID displays, and informative intranet with intuitive searches, and well-organized information on people and projects. Many technically gifted employees that take their roles as trusted advisors to the sponsor very seriously. Despite rumblings, health and retirement benefits are still excellent.

Cons

Corporate narcissism. There is a palpable preoccupation with self-identifying, re-branding, re-orging, synergizing, silo-smashing ...and other trite management-consultant-inspired hyphenates. More disturbing is the rampant cliques that have become the sole avenue for access to good project opportunities, and the primary basis for promotions. There are some very deep pockets of misogyny and nepotism that have stalled careers, and inspired once dedicated and motivated employees to go elsewhere.

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MITRE Response
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MITRE is proud of the dedication and integrity of our diverse talent, as we work together to solve some of the world’s toughest problems. Your comments regarding misogyny and nepotism are concerning, and do not align with our values nor the most basic requirements we have for talent at MITRE. These behaviors are not tolerated, unconditionally. We encourage anyone with a specific concern to talk to your leader, your division’s HR lead, or our Office of Ethics and Compliance, ethics@mitre.org. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact our employee hotline (800-MITRE-4U) or online reporting service (mycompliancereport.com).

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