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Gates Foundation

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Great mission, great organization - IT Organization Broken - IT Project Manager Gates Foundation Employee Review

2.0
Mar 31, 2013
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Pros

The mission is incredible and there are a lot of smart people working hard to achieve it Amazing campus and great benefits Work/life balance can be great for many who take advantage of the "flexible work styles" For geeks you will have all the Micorosft latest and greatest at yuor disposal

Cons

For anyone in IT it is a disfunctional and ineffective organization. The CEO is a very smart and capable man but is very introverted and his focus his up the organization. This is a huge problem as his "leadership" team are incompetant and lack even basic management skills. Their traits range from basic immaturity to emotionally unstable; there is also a "boys club" whose behaviour is oftern very inappropriate. The result of this lack of leadership is spinning at the lower levels; no clear strategy, inablility to make simple decisions effectilvely and worst of all a huge waste of foundation resources.

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Pros

Everyone is aligned to the mission. Fantastic benefits.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Mission-based work Diverse, passionate employee base Healthcare benefit Parental leave and support Unlimited PTO

Cons

Poor work-life balance Perfectionist culture Unreasonable expectations with working hours High levels of burnout Retaliation for setting boundaries with working hours Culture resistant to prioritization of work

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