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Gates Foundation

Is this your company?

Easy to lose perspective. - Anonymous employee Gates Foundation Employee Review

3.0
26 Jul 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The mission and people are inspiring. The wealth of expertise, resources and ability is sometimes staggering. The building is amazing.

Cons

A number of people in management positions are there for their subject matter expertise, not their management skills, which are often lacking. This is not the case broadly, but in pockets. The focus of upper management is changing how people work, rather than the work itself. This leads to initiative after initiative striving to fix problems that are real.

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Pros

Everyone is aligned to the mission. Fantastic benefits.

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Mission-based work Diverse, passionate employee base Healthcare benefit Parental leave and support Unlimited PTO

Cons

Poor work-life balance Perfectionist culture Unreasonable expectations with working hours High levels of burnout Retaliation for setting boundaries with working hours Culture resistant to prioritization of work

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