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4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(203 total reviews)
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67% positive business outlook

RTX BBN Technologies has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 203 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The RTX BBN Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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203 reviews
5.0
Mar 25, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Bolt Beranek and Newman is the original government contractor that created the standards and protocols that the Internet is based on under DARPA contract. It's the home of a huge number of other firsts, and continues to be active in all things Internet related and security related. This firm is truly a leader throughout engineering circles. While the ownership has changed more than once it has been in continuous operation since 1948. Originally formed by a collection of professors from MIT, the environment and culture remains research-heavy but this is also an organization that applies what it knows and performs the work.

Cons

Those from academia may feel more at home than those product-only backgrounds.

4.0
Nov 30, 2010

Good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Outstanding coworkers Exciting research opportunities Collegial work environment Client funded research and development work means greater control over research direction at lower levels

Cons

No clear corporate mission or strategy Haphazard initiatives with no obvious rationale and typically not enough communication to explain context

4.0
Nov 29, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The work can be relatively interesting and you are given the ability to publish, attend conferences, etc., at least once you get on a project that allows it and a PI that will let you. Also, the benefits and work flexibility are impressive. For people looking to settle into a "job," this is a good option.

Cons

Established lines of work mean that working in new and different areas is difficult, if not impossible. Go work elsewhere if you don't fit nicely into one of BBN's divisions. Also, Raython is slowly starting to exert influence on BBN. First: stringent IT guidelines. Next? Who knows!

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