Look behind the curtain /watch your back / busy bullies work here. - Anonymous employee NPR Employee Review

3.0
Nov 29, 2021
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Pros

Brand recognition Cool swag Some people are great to work with Tiny desk concerts

Cons

Senior leadership (leads, directors, senior directors and above) are clueless and don’t know it /think they’re innovative Lack of diversity of thought at the top Antiquated technology, product teams are like glorified project managers who rely on “past glory days” Lack of ownership within engineering team You’d think you’re coming into a progressive environment that supports diversity. NPR DOES NOT SUPPORT any such notion. They’re pretending to try. But they truly need five more Whitney Maddoxes, 3 years of dedicated workshops, and a full restaff (including new hires who seem to have only been hired to fill a diversity quota) / reorg to make them competitive, to fix bias, to solve lack of direction.

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5.0
Mar 3, 2026
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Pros

I was fully remote, learned so much from a great group of peers, the union is strong and active, pay was fair

Cons

The federal funding saga put a damper on morale, but that was pretty outside of the scope of what my team/manager could control.

4.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

tiny desks happen at work

Cons

soulless and corporate, management is all-powerful, benefits are slowly disappearing, few career prospects unless you fit a certain "profile"

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