Used to be a great company, but not anymore - Principal Econ/Bus Analyst MITRE Employee Review

1.0
Feb 2, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are still a few good folks remaining, and there are still a few interesting and challenging programs, but getting fewer and fewer by the week.

Cons

CEO has ruined the culture. Morale is generally low and corporate priorities have stopped being about solving real, hard, technical problems and now it's all about social justice, climate change, and other touchy-feely nonsense. Salaries are not keeping pace with inflation. Promotion opportunities are low (unless you play the politics). If you have any conservative leanings... this is not the place for you. Most conservatives just keep their heads down and their mouths shut for fear of the mob.

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3.0
Jan 23, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great diversity, quality of life and staff. Been with MITRE over 20 years.

Cons

Too many VP,s that are not held accountable. Company recently RIF'd 24 staff from FAA FFRDC, due to dropping gov't funding...yet company has significant number of VPs all sucking off of overhead. No attempt to manage money within the "leadership" ranks. Last year company went through a major business transformation...that failed...yet, VPs held staff accountable for reporting on a subpar system that lasted over 12 months. Could not even get business data to report to gov't for over 2 months, yet, person who was in charge of the business transformation is still at MITRE. If this happened to any other MITRE employee, they would've been gone. Oddly enough the person in charge of the business transformation is the CEOs brother. Amazing how that happens. He'll probably get a bonus because of his substandard performance. MITRE recently invested in opening up an office in Australia. All on company overhead. significant large numbers of VPs travelling out to "visit"...yet company has the audacity to reduce benefits as part of cost cutting measures. Company has now taken on a "for profit" mentality. It's all about delivery... so VPS and GMs can spend, spend, spend. Board of Directors should take a good look at what is happening and make some swift changes from the CEO on down. BOD should also implement an independent IG like entity to investigate what is seeming like waste, fraud and abuse by CEO, GMs and VPs. Time for the Fat Cats to get purged!!!

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