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      3.2

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (2,669 total reviews)
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      Mark Peters

      72% approve of CEO

      22% positive business outlook

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      4.0

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      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Senior management

      MITRE has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,669 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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      4.0
      Jan 29, 2015

      As DOD work goes, definitely one of the better organizations

      Principal information systems engineer
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      Pros

      Thoughtful colleagues with excellent academic credentials Leadership promotes collaboration No organizational firewalls Training opportunities Strategic engagements--ability to develop ideas internal and with customers True work life balance

      Cons

      Low performers allowed to stick around too long at all levels Opportunities for more junior staff can be limited due to consulting nature of work and limited business development Staff can get too wrapped up in FFRDC mission and neglect actually helping the customer

      1.0
      Jan 23, 2015

      MITRE losing it way

      Principal engineer
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      Pros

      as an FFRDC (actually a holding company for multiple FFRDCs), MITRE _should_ appeal to technologists who are willing to sacrifice top-end wages for a job where they can have an impact (bad taste word when it comes to MITRE's FAA sponsor :-)) on government programs. opps, that doesn't sound all that "pro".

      Cons

      Under CEO Al Grasso and his push for "business" in non-DoD "customers", in the opinion of many MITRE employees, MITRE has lost it way. Now it is unlikely that a manager would walk away from "non-MITRE work". Has MITRE become just another Beltway Bandit? Sadly, the answer seems to be yes, unless Grasso chooses founding principles over his "lunch bunch"'s desire to follow in the footsteps of former CEO Barry "The Barry" Horowitz (sp?).

      5.0
      Jan 22, 2015

      Excellent workplace, once you find your place

      Principal engineer
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      Pros

      Opportunities to do important work. Great access to the data you need to really understand the problem. Smart co-workers. Don't come here if you want to get rich. Don't come here for training. Come here if you already know your stuff, and want to make a difference. The good jobs are high stress, but management bends over backwards to help with work-life balance.

      Cons

      Some of the managers are egotistical turf-guarders with tunnel vision. They tend to be the ones that have job openings. You may have to transfer internally a couple of times in your first two years to get yourself into a good spot.

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