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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,247 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 2,247 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
4.0
Oct 22, 2009
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Pros

The UN has a really good reputation and provides a very good compensation package. In many areas you can really contribute a lot to change people's life around the globe.

Cons

Lots of red tape seems that prevents you from doing your job. There are never enough resources to do a good job of anything. And of course lot's of politics.

4.0
Sep 4, 2009

beaucracy at the extreme

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Low pressure Easy going Excellent Benefits This is a great place to work if you are not concerned about career advancement

Cons

Difficult to actually get anything done Advancement is difficult Benefits are not uniform, depending on nationality Fairly biased based on your managers nationality, but that is to be expected

4.0
Jun 3, 2009

Programme Assistant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The UN offers great benefits. Medical/Dental/Vision insurance plus pension (for every $1 contribution, the UN gives $2 matching). 6 weeks vacation per year which can be carried over up to maximum of 60 days; 65 days certified sick leave per year plus 7 uncertified sick leave. Work life balance is supported as well as compensatory time off. Professional staff receives post adjustment allowance in addition to base salary. The UN offers dependency allowance for children; spouses and secondary dependence i.e. parents in form of additional compensation to all staff.

Cons

Though benefits are great and salary is competitive, without MBA, general support staff regardless of years of experience and knowledge of the job, are not given opportunities to compete for professional posts.

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