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      National Security Agency

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      National Security Agency reviews

      3.7

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (345 total reviews)
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      Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, USA

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      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      National Security Agency has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 345 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Security Agency 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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      345 reviews
      3.0
      Mar 24, 2015

      Purchasing Specialist who entered orders in the system and placed them with the companies.

      Purchasing specialist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great benefits, They pay for you to go to school, No real dress code, You can travel, You get paid holidays (time off).

      Cons

      Being bullied and nothing being done about it. Getting headphones wasn't going to solve the problem. This all happened after I was dealing with five deaths in my immediate family, one after another. I was grieving, being bullied and turned into a deep depression.

      3.0
      Feb 11, 2015

      Day to day flexibility and casual environment but suffocating for a young engineer

      Hardware/software design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The day to day flexibility is pretty fantastic with credit hours and comp time that allow you to take time off instead of using your regular vacation time. If you play your cards right, you can end up saving up a lot of your regular vacation time which is a nice plus that virtually no other private employer may have. Continuing education programs are top notch with opportunities to work on a job-related graduate courses after work or even during work hours in some cases. There are a lot of offices/groups which allows for bouncing around to different offices when you get bored with where you are. The work-life balance is pretty superb if you play your cards right when it comes to vacation time like I mentioned. Depending on the group you work in, you may have opportunities for paid overtime.

      Cons

      The environment is a little suffocating sometimes, especially for a young and technical person. A lot of "government" mentality is present -- a lot of people stick to strict schedules and are unwilling to put in an extra few hours to get something done. The inundation of forms, paperwork, performance reviews, etc. often puts a damper on real progress. Most management is very old school and doesn't quite "get" how to manage or "deal with" the younger generations, so there's a clash of ranks once in awhile. Upward mobility can be tough to achieve sometimes because more often than not management waits for someone to retire until their replacement is promoted to fill their place.

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