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3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(561 total reviews)
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Mark Suzman

81% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Gates Foundation has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 561 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gates Foundation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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561 reviews
4.0
Jan 3, 2016

good learning experience, super political

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great salaries., smart, committed colleagues

Cons

Frequent, random re-orgs, job insecurity

4.0
Dec 23, 2015

Deputy Director

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with extremely smart and impressive colleagues. You get to invest in creative entrepreneurs and innovators who are trying to change the world for the better.

Cons

It takes almost a year to earn "your operating license" within the organization and too much time is spent on internal process versus investing and working with the field to maximize impact.

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Gates Foundation Response
9y
Thanks so much for your thoughtful review. If you are open to it, I'd love to get your thoughts on our new First Year Success Plans. Our intent is to support new hires to be more productive and operating faster than in the past. Please let me know. Pam.yanchik@gatesfoundation.org
2.0
Dec 19, 2015

Con

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits, etc

Cons

No ability to progress and bad managers

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