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
5.0
Sep 24, 2022

Needs work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers, awesome team work, leadership oriented.

Cons

Favoritism and cliques, highly preferential treatment.

5.0
Sep 16, 2022

Love it here!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is highly motivated, interesting and friendly to work with. Great benefits and close sense of community. The work is hard but rewarding. It’s the best job in the world. I’m very happy to be here.

Cons

Bureaucracy and red tape as expected.

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