Pros
MITRE still has very good, but no longer best-in-class, employee benefits across the board. 10% 401k match and unlimited education reimbursement is almost unheard of. Work life balance is very good.
Cons
I worry a lot about the direction senior management is taking the company. The company hired a lot during the pandemic and liberally spent money on all sorts of things (including more VP positions)…but has been losing work in a number of large portfolios and seems to be struggling to find staff work. There are also a lot of projects MITRE gets in on that an FFRDC shouldn’t rightly be taking on. As many people also mention, senior leadership seems out of touch. As a fairly flat organization that encourages questioning and speaks truth to power, I really don’t understand why the CEO needs to explicitly exempt himself from wearing his badge around MITRE facilities. One of many condescending and belittling behaviors exhibited. Changes to PTO and benefits really have affected morale and engagement and it will take a couple of years for this to shake off completely. Long-term it may be okay but the recent changes concern me about trajectory and whether it will get worse.