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
3.0
Dec 18, 2015

Overwhelming

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Amazing opportunities to learn from the best Lots of interesting challenges to overcome Intelligent and driven co-workers Beautiful workplace both the public facing and staff only parts of the building

Cons

Lack of support both financially and within the staff can be incredibly frustrating and hold up progress There is a real lack of collegiality between staff. Everyone is incredibly overworked and busy so they are often stretched too thin to get to know each other help out with other projects and management often has to cancel meetings where you needed to check in and feel more supported

4.0
Dec 6, 2015

cashier

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Pros

saw a lot of celebrates ,

Cons

if i would have lived in dc it would have been great

4.0
Dec 1, 2015

Great Interning Experience

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Diverse people -Strong Learning Environment -Great Location -Manageable Work Life Balance -Flexible Hours -Provide some travel assistance

Cons

-Lots of red tape to work through

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