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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
      Oct 2, 2022

      Great with lots of bureacracy

      Curator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Mission driven and suppportive coworkers

      Cons

      Administrative backlog, not enough help with project management

      4.0
      Sep 28, 2022

      Very Supportive Staff

      Museum store associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - The supervisors went out of their way to accommodate me due to my mental health issues and were very flexible with me. - During the onboarding paperwork phase, you receive year-long schedule of all payments you'll be receiving, so you know exactly when you're getting paid. In my experience, they always paid me on time, and they have a convenient website where you can access all things related to payment. - They didn't expect anything unrealistic of me in regard to my role - During the hiring and onboarding process, they were highly responsive - At this particular museum, you have access to one free simulator ride a day, which is pretty amazing. And of course, your usual 10% discount on store items. - They took out promotional memberships (their version of a store credit card), so you don't have to push anything except donations when at the register.

      Cons

      - Since it's still retail, you're going to get the same retail experience you would at any other store, despite it being in the Smithsonian. - Although they encourage taking your time during training, depending on who trains you, they're not all that thorough with it. They take more time to onboard you than train you.

      3.0
      Sep 25, 2022

      Depends on your unit

      Senior program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It depends a lot on your unit and whether or not you are federal or trust as to whether you'll have a good or bad experience.

      Cons

      Understaffed, incredibly difficult to do anything within the federal syste,

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