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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

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
Oct 29, 2010

Job security but you're stuck in bureaucracy

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Job security is execellent. You REALLY have to screw the pooch to get fired. Decent benefits, and decent work/life balance.

Cons

Bureaucracy, bureaucracy, and bureaucracy. Also, other agencies that have information aren't necessarily willing to share it, which may be frustrating. Also, there's the stereotype that Government employees are lazy; that's not absolutely true, but the stereotype exists because there really ARE a lot of lazy bums that are "retired in place" or just don't feel like lifting a finger and just want to collect their paycheck. Some management that is clueless and was placed in management to get out of someone else's way, which hurts if you're stuck working under that incompetent manager.

5.0
May 30, 2022
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Pros

Culture of mentorship and professional development. Plenty of opportunities to diversify your career or become a SME

Cons

traffic in the area is horrendous

1.0
Sep 13, 2017

Puzzle Palace

Anonymous employee
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Pros

some feeling that you're making a difference

Cons

paramilitary atmosphere will beat any optimism out of you pronto

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