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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
Dec 19, 2015

program assistant

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, great mission, great atmosphere and great benefits. Lots of interesting trainings and guest speakers available on campus

Cons

Always feel like the dumb one in the room, quite stressful and low pay for support positions. Managers not always trained in management skills. Limited advancement opportunities.

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Gates Foundation Response
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Thanks so much for your helpful feedback. I appreciate both the positive feedback and the areas for improvement. As you likely know, there is a renewed focus on our management training and leadership development. In addition, we will be looking at the how we can better define what it takes to have a career at the foundation since as you note, it is an organization with a great mission. Thanks.
4.0
Dec 17, 2015

Program Assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

generous vacation and amazing benefits

Cons

professional development and advancement is challenging

1.0
Dec 11, 2015

Not getting better

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission Lots of great smart, dedicated mission driven colleagues Interesting work

Cons

New leadership all from silicon valley - lots of hubris Not realistic in expectation setting or the state of systems and processes, we can't wave our arms and just "do something different" Things are getting worse not better New executive leadership is as dysfunctional as ever

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