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Found 457 of over 564 reviews
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"Good pay, great benefits, focus on good management/managers" (in 59 reviews)
"Supportive of a work-life balance" (in 16 reviews)
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"That said, much effort is made to ensure that employees have a good work life balance" (in 29 reviews)
"Decision making is often hamstrung by politics" (in 20 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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May 30, 2022 - Front Desk Receptionist in Saint Leonard, NBRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
polite, easy, good hours, fun
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repetitive tasks to accomplish, lazy coworkers
- Current Employee★★★★★
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great team to work with.
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Political capture in defining priorities
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Very good place, lovely people.
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Cons not really but low pay.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Mar. 10, 2021 - Mechanical Engineer in Toronto, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
organized, fun, nice, kind, and friendly
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nothing really that went bad i had good time
- Current Employee★★★★★
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I can't complain it's good
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Fun really good if that
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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great costumer service and opportunotes
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clean your bathrooms they’re quite dirty
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Opportunity to work with passionate, driven, and smart people on complex and important global (and domestic) challenges. There is a growing focus on inclusive culture and equitable partnerships (with a lot of room for growth). Excellent benefits. Ability to move around through backfill and interim roles.
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Bureaucratic/political work environment, and priorities are set from the top so a lot of time spent managing up. People managers are a very rare commodity - leadership hired for their technical expertise, not for their skills in managing people/relationships/conflict/etc. Competitive work environment with antiquated philosophies (in the already problematic field of philanthropy) around investing. Lack of transparency into leadership decision making.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Great benefits and people, stifling bureaucracy and deck-creating
Mar. 15, 2023 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Amazing benefits, amazing people, great cause, so many resources
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Bureaucracy and lots of internal-facing deliverables without clear impact
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Great mission
Mar. 14, 2023 - Senior Program Officer, Global Health in Seattle, WARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Amazing working on great mission. Extremely fulfilling.
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Demanding job, but not really a con for someone who is driven.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Brilliant people with a passion for the mission
Mar. 7, 2023 - Program CoordinatorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
leveraging the resources of internal talent, global partnerships and well-allocated funds brings impact to the people we care about most
Cons
The foundation is large and sometimes gets sidetracked in its processes
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 564 reviews left anonymously by employees. 87% of employees would recommend working at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
87% of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
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