Pros
- Many bright, talented individuals find themselves drawn to MITRE, and to end up on a team with them is a gift. - The food is pretty good at the McLean campus, just don't commute there by car unless you're prepared to sit in stand-still traffic for hours. - The pet insurance is phenomenal, and I cannot emphasize how much money MITRE has saved me through their agreement with Nationwide - There are some truly brilliant innovations spun out of MITRE, and to be a part of that can be fulfilling.
Cons
- The current CEO, Jason Providakes, should have been forced out of the organization a long time ago. Under his tenure, MITRE has had a horrifyingly steep downturn in employee satisfaction, as evidenced by some of the lowest Glassdoor rankings I've ever seen. - Laurie Giandomenico, the SVP in charge of The Accelerator, has overseen more turnover than one would think possible in under five years. Not only were people with over a decade of time at MITRE compelled to resign, but entire teams quit rather than work under her. Over 50% of the staff at MITRE Engenuity have either left, been forced out, or were laid off this year alone, a statistic which somehow earned her a promotion. Tasked with spinning out MITRE Engenuity as its own entity to deal with private industry, Giandomenico has consistently failed to engineer a cohesive brand identity and, as proof of her poor leadership, continuously places blame for this failure on those around her, who struggle to keep pace with both her whims and temper. A technically young organization, MITRE Engenuity should be a breath of fresh air, filled with inspired and motivated professionals seeking to make their mark on numerous industries critical to the future of success for America. Instead, the staff is silo'd, dejected, forced to quit, made to feel small and insignificant, or callously laid off with no clear plan other than to shove work onto the already overloaded remaining staff. - The benefits are subpar, and are currently being outsourced to third parties, without proper channels of communication established to ensure that employees are granted what they're entitled to - Senior leadership across the board proudly holds reductive views about in-person work, and is slowly reducing the ability for staff to telework or work in a hybrid capacity, citing "company culture" and "collaboration." Decisions are made with no consideration of the realities of the average non-rich employee. - Little to no opportunities for career advancement