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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,248 total reviews)

António Guterres

76% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

United Nations has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,248 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The United Nations 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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2K reviews
5.0
Aug 30, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

very good for people to start their career

Cons

Almost impossible to get off an Assistant role. There is a clear divide between "Professional Staff" and "General Service Staff" HR rules make it impossible to advance from an assistant role to professional. It is very demoralizing.

3.0
Oct 8, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large organization with a lot of opportunity to find something that you're good at.If you're incompetent or hate working, this is a great place for you since you'll most likely just get transferred from departments doing work to some place where you can just hide all day.

Cons

Compensation could be better. Also, they really need to review their tax policy because United States staff members get screwed. They pay a "Staff Assessment" which is then used by the organization to "pay" their portion of the taxes. Meanwhile, you still have to pay your portion. Then, if you, God forbid, get a refund, you have to give it back to them.

2.0
May 30, 2014

Bureacracy

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Important work is being done; working hours; benefits for certain category of staff

Cons

If hired as a local hire, cannot apply for international professional jobs for at least 5 years (become elligible after passing an exam); some people just don't care about work; transparency on paper frequently leades to lack of it in reality (many vacancy announcements are put out there with a candidate in mind).

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