Smithsonian reviews

4.1

66% would recommend to a friend

(510 total reviews)
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Dr. David J. Skorton

75% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Smithsonian has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 510 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Smithsonian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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510 reviews
4.0
Jan 24, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

You learn something new each week here at the Smithsonian. The people in my division are great to work with and you get to see such amazing artifacts.

Cons

My department does not have the option to telework even though other divisions do. They do not promote from within. There were several jobs that were supervisory that were rewarded to people from the outside. People have been working in my department for over 30 years would be overlooked for positions that should have been theirs. You get punished for your loyalty. There is never enough money for projects and you get jerked around by budget coordinators/PMs to get inexpensive projects done. Also, no one likes our department. The previous Director ruined the reputation, so now will have to build it back up.

4.0
Jan 11, 2018

Smithsonian Enterprises

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Capital Gallery has a great office location

Cons

There's hardly any upwards mobility

4.0
Jan 8, 2018

Job satisfaction

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Respect for Institution from telling folks you work there even though they think of it only as a museum

Cons

General management disdain for employees

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