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      Gates Foundation reviews

      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

      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
      Dec 19, 2015

      program assistant

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      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
      9y
      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.
      3.0
      Jul 6, 2015

      Program Officer

      Program officer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Mission-driven organization, smart people, great access/opportunities to learn about different regions and organizations, and wonderful health benefits (full coverage).

      Cons

      Lack of transparency at the leadership level, dearth of managers who actually have the experience or desire to develop people, very hard to find career ladder opportunities.

      4.0
      Nov 10, 2014

      Contribute to the greater good, but make sure you take care of yourself

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The mission is fantastic. The benefits are amazing. If you are on a good team, the colleagues are great. Most people have their heart in the right place.

      Cons

      It's a large group of type-A personalities in one space. Tools don't always work together. Can be very bogged down with red tape and the culture can be fraught with minefields. Some teams are quite dysfunctional.

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