Smithsonian reviews

4.1

66% would recommend to a friend

(508 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 508 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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508 reviews
4.0
Dec 27, 2016

SI

Recommend
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Pros

good benefits, for trust employees 12% of your salary in your 401k without any match requirement.

Cons

very slow promotion rate and potential

5.0
Dec 12, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I would like to have a job more so in united kingdom

Cons

It would be fun working with u companies

4.0
Dec 4, 2016

Smithsonian Review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people to work with, awesome learning environment, access to many museums around the country, awesome benefits!

Cons

Can move very slowly due to size, easy to get bogged down in the paperwork

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