Interesting work, but too much bureaucracy and little accountability - Senior Software Engineer NASA Employee Review

3.0
Jun 8, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Good work-life balance (most of the time) Interesting work Pretty nice campus (at least the surroundings) Work with a lot of smart people

Cons

Very limited career growth Very limited recognition Too much bureaucracy - it's hard to get anything done and leads to mediocrity Management is unable to make any decision - everyone is scared of being accountable for anything. Lots of politics

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Cons

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Cons

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