NASA reviews

Since NASA is a very large organization, your experience is going to depend greatly on the center/project you are involved in. I was fortunate enough to work for an organization (Mission Operations) that is one of the best in the world at what they do. I was given training and experience in both technical topics in my field and also topics such as leadership and team management under tight time pressures. There are some upsides for working for the government. I had some freedom to spend some hours on technical topics that appealed to me, and I was given a level of responsiblity (for the number of years I've worked here) far in excess that what I had when I worked in the private sector. I was able to work on exciting problems relating to spaceflight. While they were extremely challenging, there was a lot of room for me to solve them and gain recognition and promotions through my demonstrated ability.

The work is very interesting and fun. The workplace is laid back and plenty of opportunities to better yourself professionally. NASA is very employee oriented.