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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

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      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
      4.0
      Jun 23, 2012

      Ok Pay, Good Benefits, Pockets of Excellence

      Software developer
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      Pros

      There are some really great missions and offices to work on. You may have to hunt for them to get them. The leave can be good. They allow for you to buld up extra time that you can take off later. Most senior employees get enough leave to take a month off with out additional work hours.

      Cons

      Don't always know what your office will be like before you get there. Most employees can leave for a salary increase doing a similar job in the Defense contractors. Some leave and double their salaries. Promotions and wage increases are somewhat random at times. The cost of living freezes make it harder and harder to stay in the area.

      5.0
      Feb 10, 2012

      Great Experience for an Engineering Co-op

      Co-op student
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      Pros

      Cool stuff you can barely do anywhere else, many development programs, amazing travel opportunities

      Cons

      salary is lower than the average engineer in the commercial world, wish it had more locations in Maryland than just one main area.

      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.

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