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      3.2

      48% would recommend to a friend

      (2,665 total reviews)
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      Mark Peters

      72% approve of CEO

      21% positive business outlook

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      MITRE has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,665 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MITRE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      4.0
      Dec 15, 2012

      Better than average employer but government cutbacks may have an impact on that

      Multi-discipline systems engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      There are lots of opportunities for training, conferences and education. In general it is a good place to work especially when there is good funding. Compensation tends to be adequate.

      Cons

      The annual increases are not particularly good. Things are much tighter with potential government cutbacks. Benefits have been cut over the past few years to increase competitiveness in the FFRDC market but they are still better than average. It sometimes feels the sites are an after thought with some of the benefits.

      3.0
      Nov 29, 2012

      Started off great....and is rapidly nose diving.

      Systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work-Life balance,benefits and starting salary.

      Cons

      Overwhelming pressure to find new projects to work on...either it works with what you are trained to do , or not...for example I'm a systems engineer who spent 7 months working on Microsoft Productivity software since I had no new task and my older project had been cut and would no longer receive funds. GL's and upper management should step in and actually help does who need new projects to make new connections outside of the center to help you find new and suitable projects...don't have an engineer spend 7 months slamming his head against a keyboard. Expanding into the new centers is very difficult and practically taboo. All centers behave as independent "companies".

      4.0
      Nov 16, 2012

      Flexible workplace

      Lead multi-discipline systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work arrangements can be very flexible, as long as the project lead and government customer agree. Opportunities are there to pursue leading edge technology through innovation projects. Relatively easy to move from project to project and pursue technical interests. Technology refresh of computers every 3 years. Multiple ways to connect remotely.

      Cons

      The federal government is the customer and ultimate decision maker, so frustration may be high at times when decisions are made for political reasons rather than economic or technical reasons. Pressure to find new assignments when one project comes to an end, especially when the government stops funding in the middle of a task. Work force is more senior so trying to use social technologies is frustrating and slow

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