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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
4.0
May 18, 2010

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Pros

Pretty lax environment, a lot of friendly mid-level workers Depending on specialization of field cool work and training opportunities and compensation For people without advanced degrees good pay

Cons

Terrible Management. I doubt most of management know their workers when they are managing 100s of people and multiple positions. You really have to be within someone's social network to be noticed. If you're young, and motivated looking for a highly energized job full of rewards and promotion I would not recommend this place. People do not get promoted and the office structure will be the same no matter when you come in. You see co-workers who contribute nothing getting rewarded equally if not better than you. A lot of bureaucracy and passive aggressive personalities in positions of power without ANY checks on them. Think hard if you commit yourself to this.

4.0
Aug 18, 2009
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Pros

There are incredible opportunities for training and further education. Great work-life balance with lots of vacation time Job satisfaction and a good mission Easily work a diverse set of projects in one employer for an entire career

Cons

The compensation (ie salary) is not competitive with the defense contractors There tend to be some 'unengaged' employees that are just showing up every-day until they retire in a few years (say 5 to 10). Much of the technical/hands-on work is actually performed by contractors Many of the most talented folks tend to work for the contractors, so there are fewer mentors Some tendency for micro-management Lots of bureaucracy

2.0
Jan 9, 2009
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Pros

Job security is excellent. Hours are good and flexible. Benefits are good. There are a lot of technical people available for collaboration.

Cons

I really didn't enjoy working at NSA. I never felt like I was doing important work and I felt like communication with management was very poor. Work at NSA is very steady and secure, but it's a dull. Nobody I worked with there seemed excited about what they were doing. You can also feel very isolated since there's very little about your work that you can discuss outside of NSA.

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