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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,793 total reviews)
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      Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

      83% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      NASA has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,793 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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      4.0
      Jun 5, 2022

      Great environment, the work is not always exciting

      Piping material engineer
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      Pros

      Most of the people I’ve worked with are very nice. The work is always about interesting things. There are a lot of opportunities to change up your work and travel.

      Cons

      The work pace can be very slow. A lot of red tape to do anything. It’s mostly oversight and reviewing things that contractors are doing. Not much hands on work and not much ownership over what you are doing because you are just reviewing what others have ownership over. Management seems scared to disagree with upper management or fight for their employees.

      5.0
      Apr 29, 2022

      Great place to work but low compensation

      Research scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Management really cares about the people. The work-life balance is very good. As a researcher, you have a lot of autonomy, which is great. Most important, I get to studying the coolest topics I can imagine and if I imagine something even more exciting tomorrow, I’m generally free to pursue that too.

      Cons

      The bureaucracy is intense. I’d say 50% or more of my time is spent dealing with tasks that have very little to do with the job duties I signed up for. These include numerous trainings, meetings, panel discussions, and committees that pop up. The distractions do serve a purpose for the agency, but are not what I would choose to do with my time. All companies suffer this issue to some degree, of course, but it’s a bigger issue at NASA than any private company I’ve worked at.

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