Engineer, not a journalist - Principal Software Engineer NPR Employee Review

4.0
Mar 15, 2023
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Pros

I stayed with the company for 19+ years so I liked it a lot - great, interesting coworkers and truly caring bosses. The leadership is open and honest in many ways. For many years we were doing innovative work, really punching about our weight. As a woman I believe I was always treated fairly. Great work life balance - I rarely worked more than 40 hours a week and never felt like I couldn't take all my vacation.

Cons

But bad decisions by top leadership pointing the team in too many directions. No one ever wants to stop doing anything but they want to keep adding more with no more people. Salaries aren't terrible but they are at the lower end of the pay scale for the type of work.

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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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