4.0
Dec 10, 2024
Current employee, more than 10 years
Bethesda, MD
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Exciting science, interesting people, a continuous learning environment. Like being at a world class university, including extracurricular clubs and interest groups. Located near Washington DC, so just a day trip to monuments and museums. Baltimore is an hour drive. Shenandoah National Park is ~3 hours away.
Cons
Government bureaucracy (though less than at most government agencies). Each of the 27 different components (institutes, centers, and offices) has its own structure, culture, priorities, budget, and resources. There’s vast inequality among them.