MITRE reviews

A "good ol' boys and girls" network of managers that places high stock in BS coupled with little concern for delivering quality services to federal agencies. As an FFRDC, MITRE was chartered to be an honest broker to the government, to include bringing assistance to agencies that lack the depth or breadth of talent to address internal concerns. Rather than focusing assistance on how to really help agencies deliver better value for taxpayers, the company regrettably uses its FFRDC status to feed off the weaknesses they were retained to rectify. Emphasis is on increasing revenue and protecting company headcount.

- Very limited opportunities for professional growth and promotion - You will loose your competitive edge and marketability if you stay here too long - Benefits have been eroding to the point they are now average - Mediocre mid level management - the worst I have seen in my career --, incompetent higher level management. A lot of these managers keep telling you stories about their old good days at Booz or Deloitte, but now are no longer willing to work like they used to work at Booz or Deloitte, and simply "parked" at MITRE, waiting for retirement. - Stagnant salaries, not aligned with your amount of work and capabilities. The review process is a joke. There are bunch of people around who just "charge" time, but do not contribute, while you are told that the company is expensive because it spends a lot on R&D.