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      3.6

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (56 total reviews)

      Jim Pauley

      69% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

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      National Fire Protection Association has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Fire Protection Association 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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      56 reviews
      3.0
      Jan 30, 2015

      Typical non-profit - great mission and good work-life balance

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great people at NFPA that really care about the mission of the organization and eachother. Many people have been with NFPA for a very long time.

      Cons

      Smaller company does not allow for much growth opportunity despite the aging work population. Power is very coveted and taking an interest in managers work can be perceived as a threat.

      2.0
      Jan 7, 2015

      Frustrating

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The company mission is laudable. A non-profit - as publisher of the NEC, the company has a license to print money so not subject to the kinds of financial pressurs of a for-profit enterprise. Good place to be a slacker. Pay is below market but one of the few companies that still offers a defined benefit pension plan (but only about 30% of salary). If you're not ambitious, want to work 9-5 and don't expect to make a lot of money, you might find this a good place to carve a little niche and kick back.

      Cons

      Very frustrating for anybody with ambition. Very hard to get anything accomplished. A few motivated individuals struggle to get things done with meager support from management. Senior managers devise strategic plans in a vacum and fail to devote necessary resources to strategic initiatives. Much inter-departmental bickering and finger-pointing. Try to get something big done and you will have a target on your back - very stressful. Management lacks the will to set priorities and focus resources. A lot of dead wood in the staff - poorly educated, unskilled, unmotivated staff - very hard to get cooperation. The place clears out at 5pm on the dot. Hard work is not rewarded.

      4.0
      Jul 18, 2014

      A Sr. Engineer's Perspective

      Engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The organization has recently hired a President/ CEO from the private sector. Since this has happened things have been looking on the up.

      Cons

      Slow-paced, not a lot of room for upward mobility

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