Interesting Work, Nepotism Alive and Well, Lousy Management - Project Manager ICANN Employee Review

4.0
Mar 9, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The work is highly challenging, smart people, unique company like no other in the world, interesting mix of highly technical people, legal talent and everything in between. A bottoms up policy organization with the two largest groups of professionals either having law or engineering degrees. Smart people, learn something new everyday.

Cons

Far and few respected executive managers. Management is out of touch, get promoted based on relationships, politics, nepotism and incompetence far far far more than other organizations. This company operates like a out-of-control insane 20 person start-up. With a shake-up in management maybe it will grow up to behave like the medium size organization it is.

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5.0
Dec 2, 2025
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Pros

Meaningful, real-world impact on global internet governance and policy Collaborative, professional, and internationally diverse work environment

Cons

Some processes can move slowly due to the organization’s scale and multi-stakeholder structure

4.0
Apr 5, 2026
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Pros

- See headline - Flexible work structure (depends on team) - Good benefits

Cons

- Very slow culture - Flat org

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