Some of the best and the worst of government jobs. - Anonymous employee NIH Employee Review

4.0
24 Jun 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The organization's mission is the best reason to work at NIH: the majority of scientists, clinicians, and support staff believe in what they are doing and strive to make things better.

Cons

The organization's sheer size sometimes makes it difficult to perform simple tasks. Institutes and centers do not always listen to each other and often compete for resources.

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5.0
26 Jun 2026
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Pros

Not stressful, science based, not profit.

Cons

Slow processes, too many meetings.

4.0
25 Jun 2026
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Pros

Working with the some of the smartest scientists and clinicians in the world. So many learning opportunities. Kind patients. Allowed time to care for patients as there is no pressure of quotas by health insurance.

Cons

Nursing management can be verbally abusive with frequent retaliation and intimidation. As most older nurses have worked there for most of their career, they are dismissive of new perspectives and resistant to evidence-based practice.

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