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Gates Foundation

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Great people, excellent benefits - and exhausting - Anonymous employee Gates Foundation Employee Review

4.0
Jun 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people, some of the smartest and most interesting coworkers I've ever had. A mission to believe in and opportunity to learn a lot about the work and partners' work. Fabulous benefits.

Cons

Can be very political. No established/obvious track to advance, which means it's all up to the manager if you get opportunities to grow and develop. People management has only more recently started to be considered important; there are lots of smart people with very specific skill sets hired because they're experts in a specific field, now expected to people manage.

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Gates Foundation Response
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Thanks so much for taking the time to post about your experiences at the foundation. The ELT is focusing on the role of the manager in our culture journey so hopefully you will see even more importance placed on the role of our managers.

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