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3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

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Mark Peters

73% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

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2.0
Aug 22, 2021

Inconsistent

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Pros

Work-life balance is great with plenty of time off and flexible scheduling. Great job security, especially if you can maintain a security clearance. Good opportunities for training and learning new skills. It's a not-for-profit company. They're fairly open about their budgets and salaries, and they prefer quality work over quick fixes.

Cons

Pulled a bait-and-switch by making employees give up their offices just before requiring them to come in 2-3 days per week again. Benefits are good on paper, but in practice it's bottom-of-the-barrel healthcare plan administration and rife with processing errors. You'll often have several months of back-and-forth with HR and insurance companies to resolve issues. Especially bad with transgender healthcare, it's covered in theory but you won't get them to pay out without a lawsuit. Pay is decent, but you could do better in any other industry if you don't need this level of job security. Lots of slowdown, overhead, and general stress from the nature of government work.

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MITRE Response
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Thank you for recognizing many of the things that make MITRE a great place to work, including the opportunity to develop new skills. We work hard to create an environment where everyone can grow, thrive, and prosper. MITRE has a well-earned reputation for caring for our employees and their families. Our benefit plans provide inclusive and supportive coverage for all employees, including our LGTBQ+ identifying colleagues, and we continually seek feedback from our employees, market leaders, and other resources to ensure our benefit plans reflect our commitment to inclusion and diversity. We annually review all of our benefits to ensure they represent our diverse workforce. For any reason, if an employee has a question or concern about their coverage, or needs assistance with one of our vendor partners, they can reach out to our Employee Service Center, where they will receive prompt and personal assistance.
3.0
Aug 13, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Great WLB - Fulfilling mission - Good variety of work - Able to work with the latest technologies - Positive micro-cultures - Good 401k/403b match - High high high job security

Cons

- Leadership team has damaged employee trust in them - HR has bungled several major efforts/rollouts - Overall company culture is stagnant, highly political, and occasionally toxic - Pay is low for some types of engineers - Pay equity is poor, lower level engineers are not even eligible for raises above 3% per year while high level managers are eligible for 15% raises - Benefits have been in decline - Bad employees can coast, killing the morale of their coworkers

2.0
Jul 26, 2021

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Pros

Great benefits. Decent compensation. Good colleagues at the mid level leadership and below.

Cons

Haphazard senior management decision making. Echo chamber vs. bold or visionary. Ego-driven decisions vs. data-driven.

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