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3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(561 total reviews)
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Mark Suzman

81% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Gates Foundation has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 561 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gates Foundation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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561 reviews
5.0
Feb 22, 2012
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Pros

* The mission and values of the company can't be beat * All health care covered, including domestic partners * Money Share Account in which 15% of your annual pay is automatically contributed by the foundation * They match your personal donations to charitable organizations by 3xs * Many opportunities for promotion if you are a self-starter and proactive * Lots of parents with young kids work here * Wonderful office/campus (across the street from the Seattle Center) *Great commuter benefits

Cons

*If you aren't liberal or progressive, this is NOT the place for you * Ethnic diversity is low, despite the work we do. Therefore you can feel like a "colonizer" at times. Most of the senior leadership at this (global organization) is white and male- and from South Africa at that. (They just replaced their Asian president of Global Health, and their female president of Global Development with white men- go figure. * Passive-aggressive, but this also reflects the PNW/Seattle area * Lots of Type A people, and many who don't have a lot of personality * They often overhire, i.e., many of the program assistants (admin assist.) have two degrees.

1.0
Jun 8, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are outstanding The mission is truly worth while Compensation is fair market or above

Cons

The IT department lacks both leadership and accountability for delivering anything. Leadership sets ambiguous directions or goals and then are overlycritical about the progress or results and blame the team. Senior Management is not interested in the sucess or growth of their employees. The majority of senior management have consultants full time or part time to actually run the teams.

1.0
Jan 24, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-The overall mission of the Foundation -Generous benefits package (health, dental, vision, and contribution to a 401k plan)

Cons

-The Foundation is an unusual organization. It is plagued by management and leadership issues. -The entire culture is defined by the hostile and chaotic work environment. -Very 'America-centric' place to work. It isn't necessarily tolerant of people from different cultural backgrounds. -Old boy's club- that likes to promote based on nepotism. -Disrespect of non-Christian religious backgrounds. HR does nothing to address or help people who feel attacked and disrespected. -Arrogance- as the grantees have also complained. -President of Global Development often has personality conflicts- which affect the entire silo. -Hostile work environment with arbitrary decision-making and yelling.

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