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      Gates Foundation reviews

      3.7

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (561 total reviews)
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      Mark Suzman

      81% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      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
      Jul 19, 2017

      Potential to be a truly premier employer

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      High caliber staff; mission-driven organization that is having global impact; challenging work that provides career development opportunities; exceptional benefits; very competitive base pay for most roles; workplace amenities.

      Cons

      High workload and ineffective prioritization by leadership and managers creates employee burnout/frustration and failure to focus on highest priorities (org wide challenge); ongoing turnover of execs on operations side; inability to figure out business and resourcing model for global strategies; ongoing strategy changes/new directions require employees to be highly change agile and comfortable dealing with ambiguity, reorgs, new managers, etc.; terrible commute for Seattle employees due to Mercer/S. Lake Union congestion

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      Gates Foundation Response
      8y
      Thanks so much for your review. It's always very helpful to hear from former leaders about their experience at the foundation. I hope you are engaged with the Alumni Network. Depending on when you left the foundation, you are likely aware of the work being done in each of the ares you mention above. If you have anything else you'd like to share, please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly. Pam.yanchik@gatesfoundation.org
      1.0
      Jul 15, 2015

      Anonymous

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The mission. The benefits.

      Cons

      Enormous bureaucracy, highly dysfunctional, down right cut throat in many cases. Be ready for constant chaos. Mind blowing politics and re-orgs are constant.

      4.0
      Jul 13, 2015

      Good doing, bad business model

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Mission, smart people and a great environment to work. Also the mission, the mission, the mission. Did I mention the mission?

      Cons

      Politics are over the top. Egos are, too. Bureaucracy could actually help, but no one wants to admit that they need it. Too much naval gazing.

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