Somewhat rewarding - Anonymous employee CIA Employee Review

3.0
Jun 18, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Travel, training,opportunity to see intelligence work from the inside

Cons

Limited opportunities for advancement for minorities, discrimination in recruitment, playing politics in order to get the cushy assignments,

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Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

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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