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      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

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      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
      Nov 28, 2016

      Unique work environment, excellent work/life balance

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      There are few places as diverse and interesting as the Smithsonian. Most employed by the institution are passionate about their often very unique jobs. Colleagues are enjoyable to work with and there is a focus on work/life balance

      Cons

      As a quasi federal agency, there is a bit of extra red tape to work through. Career and promotional paths are not often clearly delineated.

      4.0
      Nov 25, 2016

      NMAI is a great forward thinking place mired in typical gov mumbo jumbo

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Being one of the newest museums NMAI has a lot of young, passionate folks. There are also a lot of actual Native Americans truly committed to the mission after years of waiting for the museum to be ready. The museum is less focused on traditional trail of tears type stuff, and more focused on broadening the definition of native people as it's a very diverse group.

      Cons

      Lots of management nonsense - for example, they wanted the media team to move over to the Suitland location but they are really tied to what's going on the Mall so the team got split and rotate days between the two locations. Very confusing set up and odd management decision

      5.0
      Nov 21, 2016

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      Pros

      Interesting work, culturally immersive, relaxed

      Cons

      Only a volunteer, didn't have time to find cons

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