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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,790 total reviews)
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      Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

      83% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Career opportunities

      4.2

      Senior management

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,790 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NASA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      3.0
      May 20, 2011

      Hanging with a bunch of old guys with stories of the glory days while waiting for retirement

      Aerospace engineer
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      Pros

      It looks good on a resume. Freedom to come and go as I pleased. Very low stress. Worked on some cool projects

      Cons

      I was in the aeronautics branch and the average age of the guys I worked with was +50. They had great historical knowledge but were very resistant to any new ideas. Every senior person had projects they had been working on for +10 years and were very protective of anything that had the potential to make their work less relevant or take funding from their pet project. I leaned fast: fall in line with the old timers who control funding sources or don’t get funded.the

      3.0
      Mar 25, 2011

      The NASA "brand" and the work experience are 180-degrees out from one another.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Campus is open and green. Salaries for mid-level management make it difficult to consider other options.

      Cons

      Public service is a challenging environment currently, but the shine at Ames is gone. It's a shame, really, that the organization is foundering under budget pressures and lack of clear direction. Leaders tend to act with less-than-ideal integrity in an effort to overcome budget shortfalls, backing working-level staff into corners to cover up their unrealistic promises. 60 to 80 hour work-weeks are the norm.

      4.0
      Oct 9, 2010

      NASA

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The benefits at NASA are some of the best. At a very junior level, I had access to the same packages as senior level employees. There is also incredible job security and the work atmosphere is very relaxed.

      Cons

      The pay for NASA is similar to other positions in the government. Most people can earn more doing the same job in the private sector.

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