MITRE reviews

Leaders lack the necessary skills in empowering, appreciating, and fostering the growth of their staff. They exhibit an unwarranted sense of superiority in their roles and are unwilling to entertain any suggestions for improvement, either for themselves or the organization. The prevailing mindset is to conform to their directives as the sole means of survival in that environment. If you seek to make a meaningful impact, it is advisable to explore opportunities in a different organization.

As a consulting firm, the same pressures of getting work do apply, and MITRE has traditionally not done as good of a job in working with outside entities or partnering with top organizations, although there is management pressure to do so. In a company of 9000 people, though, it's easy to just think about your skills and your team's potential, and not think about what could be done by partnering with the outside world. That said, if you want to grow at MITRE, you really do have to spend time on work that is not billable to customers, such as writing proposals.