Wildly dysfunctional IT department at Headquarters - Anonymous employee NASA Employee Review

1.0
Apr 17, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Proximity to some very interesting projects and scientific research People and potential employers without direct experience of NASA are inclined to be impressed

Cons

If throwing good money after bad annoys you, RUN -- don't walk -- away from NASA Intentional misuse of funds bordering on fraud is almost commonplace

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Incredible WLB, impactful work, sense of pride when talking about what you do.

Cons

Have to work with legacy codebases often (like Fortran).

4.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

They tend to have managers who were engineers. And, "we're going to the freakin Moon!"

Cons

Government bureaucracy stuff, and residues of DOGE

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