Interesting Place to Work - Anonymous employee CIA Employee Review

3.0
Sep 26, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You will have many experiences you will not have in corporate America. The work can be exciting.

Cons

The management class either was not part of nor remembers what it was like to work in the field. Security is a little draconian and way behind the times! Many career services inside do not get paid what they are worth and others get paid more that their worth. Everyone wants to start at the top and not work their way up.

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Great travel opportunities, and unique opportunities to do things you wouldn't get to anywhere else.

Cons

Long hours, and invasive security screening process.

3.0
Jan 4, 2026
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Pros

Lots of really smart and passionate people. Some teams are really interesting to work for.

Cons

Most people are thrown into a random-ish team when they first join, which can sometimes be a poor fit. It's really hard to move around to different career services. Some teams are really slow and a lot of people are self-important and difficult to work with. If you get bad management, you'll hate it there.

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