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      3.2

      49% would recommend to a friend

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      Mark Peters

      73% approve of CEO

      22% positive business outlook

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      2.0
      Jan 18, 2023

      Clueless leadership

      Lead cybersecurity engineer
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      Pros

      High impact work Flexible scheduling Supportive middle management

      Cons

      Senior leadership has made some poor choices recently with some of the business systems and now no one knows how much money their project has left. It's been a huge fiasco, but instead of owning the problem, senior leadersip has basically said 'everything is great, but we are cutting your benefits. You're welcome." Example: 35% of our workforce (people with 9+ years here) got an effective pay cut when they dropped the amount of PTO they would accrue in a pay period. They presented it as "65% will get a bump!" The 65% didn't even get a bump because we lost one holiday and got one extra day of PTO per year.

      1.0
      Jan 17, 2023

      After a 20-year career at MITRE, which I loved, sadly, MITRE is no longer recognizable. It has become irredeemable.

      Cyber operations engineer
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      Pros

      MITRE has historically supported the most critical missions in the nation’s defense, intelligence, and other civilian sectors. For more than 50 years it was the place to work if you wanted to do the right thing for the right reasons. The compensation and work life balance were excellent. They covered the costs of postgraduate degrees. They have a competitive internal R&D program that produced some good outcomes for the nation. All-in-all, over the 20 years I worked there, I loved my job and serving my nation. I expected to work there for another 20 years.

      Cons

      In around 2017, MITRE got a new CEO, who is sinking the ship. The organization became woke. Before that it had weaknesses typical of the tech sector: management that couldn’t lead, leaders that can’t lead, and a struggle to balance compensation and retention of talent. However, the pandemic brought out the worst of MITRE. When Biden wrote the vaccine edict, MITRE was overzealous to implement it. Most who submitted religious or medical exemptions were summarily fired without explanation, appeal, or recourse. Hundreds of people were fired, quit, or retired earlier than planned. Since then MITRE has gone downhill.

      1.0
      Jan 17, 2023

      C-Suite and Board disrespect employees

      Engineer
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      Pros

      They are really good at screwing over their employees. Benefits used to be good, but not anymore. Cutting leave for long-term employees, giving no notice before stopping leave accrual, reducing the amount of leave we can carry, changing health care and short term disability, forcing PTO use on staff. Loyalty means nothing to leadership.

      Cons

      Jason Providakes (CEO) has run this company into the ground. The C-suite cuts benefits while proclaiming that we've had record years in terms of productivity. Every decision seems expertly engineered to drive experienced people away. This is one of the worst managed companies I have ever been a part of. When the experienced staff leave, the quality of our work will suffer and it will become an unstoppable spiral down the toilet bowl. There is no trust between employees and senior management. Meanwhile, they gaslight and smirk during all-hands meetings. Jason, you sent me here to glassdoor to leave this review. This is for you. Must be nice to be able to give yourself a 30% raise each year. To fellow MITRE-ites: get out while you can!

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