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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
2.0
Jan 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Interacting with colleagues from across the globe. - Accumulation of leave days per month.

Cons

The nature of the organization fosters willful ignorance of problems and issues within a unit until problems reach a fever pitch and boil over. Even when this moment is reached a band-aid is put over the problem and it is never truly resolved. You also run into instances of those who talk the most and complain the loudest being the ones who don't pull their weight in any regard. Favoritism is ingrained in every moment you are in the building and the culture of hierarchy that exists means that the lower you exist on the ladder you will be treated as such. Finally for an organization that consists of staff from all corners of the world and all walks of life discrimination within the workplace is unfortunately a regular occurrence.

3.0
Sep 17, 2018

Administrative Officer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At its core, the UN is a humanitarian organization and it is an honorable profession if one can ignore the politics and bureaucracy. It pays well and the benefits are good, especially for professional staff members. It's an exciting organization to work for, especially in the field or for peacekeeping missions.

Cons

Very difficult to enter into the system without knowing anyone on the inside. Often times vacancies posted are done so because it is a HR requirement. The majority of the positions are already meant for a particular individual.

4.0
Mar 5, 2018

Chief

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

International portfolio management focusing on sustainable development. Opportunity to empower those in developing countries and in fragile contexts, and those most likely to be left behind.

Cons

Bureaucratic environment which, at the management level, means a substantial portion of time is spent on preparing briefing notes and talking points to enable others to represent the organization in meetings and to the press. Careful attention needs to be paid to balancing time to manage teams to ensure implementation of projects, to ensure this is done well and in a timely manner.

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