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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
2.0
May 23, 2015

Mixed

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good compensation and benefits for non-profit

Cons

Work life balance does not exist

1.0
May 19, 2015

terrible place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

decent salary, benefits, nice office building

Cons

Arrogant people who do not understand the damage they do to public education

3.0
May 7, 2015

Not Dream-like, not the worst

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A lot of opportunity for continuing education. Tons of amazing speakers that you could not see anywhere else. Being part of a great mission.

Cons

many poor managers. divide between program and operational staff creates a lack of respect for operational staff. lack of big picture planning. Siloed roles. Lack of interaction with cross org groups.

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