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      Great Mission; Strangling Bureaucracy - Operations Officer CIA Employee Review

      3.0
      Jan 4, 2017
      Operations officer
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      Pros

      If you are passionate about serving your country, this organization will be a good fit. The job is immensely rewarding on a personal level.

      Cons

      Over the last decade, the CIA has experienced a significant decrease in funding across the board. This means that different departments scramble to make the most out of their smaller budgets with the overall impact being less operations. At the same time, with less money to do operations, the importance of operational success has gone up and that has led to increasing bureaucracy.

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      5.0
      Jun 1, 2026
      Case officer
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      Pros

      Great travel opportunities, and unique opportunities to do things you wouldn't get to anywhere else.

      Cons

      Long hours, and invasive security screening process.

      3.0
      Jan 4, 2026
      Science, technology, and weapons analyst
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      Pros

      Lots of really smart and passionate people. Some teams are really interesting to work for.

      Cons

      Most people are thrown into a random-ish team when they first join, which can sometimes be a poor fit. It's really hard to move around to different career services. Some teams are really slow and a lot of people are self-important and difficult to work with. If you get bad management, you'll hate it there.

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