Smithsonian reviews

4.1

66% would recommend to a friend

(510 total reviews)
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Dr. David J. Skorton

75% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Smithsonian has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 510 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Smithsonian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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510 reviews
5.0
Oct 21, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing breadth and depth of work that takes place at the Smithsonian, very engaging and inspiring place to be at learn at on the job. Good healthcare and retirement benefits.

Cons

Governmental redtape leads to frustrations, do not currently pay interns (trying to fix), needs better processes for dealing with poor employees/coworkers

3.0
Oct 8, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cool location and lots of interactions with people. Coworkers are great

Cons

Not enough opportunities to grow. Not great treatment of employees.

4.0
Oct 7, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to work with wonderful mission

Cons

Navigating the system can be challenging

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