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      3.2

      50% would recommend to a friend

      (2,671 total reviews)
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      Mark Peters

      73% approve of CEO

      22% positive business outlook

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      MITRE has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,671 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MITRE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      3K reviews
      1.0
      Mar 25, 2017

      Insider view

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Work from home and flexible hours

      Cons

      Unfair promotion and low utilization of skillsets

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      MITRE Response
      9y
      We're glad to hear that you appreciate the flexible hours and ability to work from home. We encourage you to discuss your concerns about your career path with your supervisor or HR business partner.
      2.0
      May 20, 2016

      3 Concerns Regarding Not For Profit Contractor

      Principal multidisciplinary engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      MITRE is a profitable (although not for taxable profit) federal-funded non-compete contractor for Federal agencies with pre-allocated funding. Business operation excess are re-invested and distributed as bonus if you are part of the organization who receive significant end-of-year distribution. Company accounting information is private and closely managed. MITRE is a comfortable working environment once you know what is the real kool-Aid and where revenue stream are from. Resource is aplenty here.

      Cons

      First there are a lot of old non-technical managers fighting hard to maximize their salary and end-of-year bonus; decisions are made purely based on operation expenses and profit. Many titles of MITRE employees are made up and does not describe the person's background, education, nor experiences. Some have non-U.S. graduate degrees and many have non-technical give-away master degrees for "hard-working" professionals. Second, the managers are not able to understand technical issues due to their lack of formal scientific education, while smart technical people are pushed/managed down to keep their technical advice to align with non-technical managers. Third, my fellow employees are largely what we expected from older federal agencies, we are not comfortable with non-traditional minority groups. With change of the world, MITRE really needs to start work hard to keep up with the evolving new technical ecosystem.

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      MITRE Response
      10y
      Because MITRE is a not-for-profit operator of federally funded research and development centers, managers do not receive bonuses.
      2.0
      Jun 11, 2015

      Totally Different

      Lead information systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Good work-life balance UNLESS your assignment requires working on-site at a sponsor facility, they you're faced with long commutes and D.C. traffic jams. Excellent retirement plan - high matching contributions Nature of work can be a pro or con, but changes frequently

      Cons

      Salaries lower than for-profit companies Promotions nearly impossible Leave your resume behind - what you did elsewhere does not count

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      MITRE Response
      10y
      Thanks for your review. While there are many benefits to working on-site at a sponsor, anyone living in the Washington, D.C. area can understand your frustration with long commutes and traffic jams. We encourage you to speak with your manager or HR representative if you feel like your previous, relevant experience is not being considered. MITRE is a great workplace because we have employees from diverse backgrounds and at different experience levels. Having new perspectives will enable us to solve national challenges in ways that we may not have considered before.
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