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"Great work life balance for workers" (in 271 reviews)
"The company really does provide a good work life balance as well as a good benefits package" (in 51 reviews)
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"The pay is rumored to be lower than other companies, but the environment is less cut-threat and you have a better work-life balance at MITRE" (in 19 reviews)
"Upper management decided to "celebrate" this in July/August with an ice cream social" (in 24 reviews)
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"A very easy going place, lots to offer."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at MITRE full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Very flexible hours and many different projects to work on.
Cons
Like much government work, some days can be very slow.
MITRE 2018-07-05 15:21 PDTHelpful (44)
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"going downhill fast"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at MITRE full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
benefits, interesting work, good people, good mission, non-profit
Cons
retirement match falling behind national labs and competitors (e.g., Booz Allen). Major strategic mistake to downgrade DoD/IC work (~60% of work program, 90% of demand) in favor of groveling for VA, IRS, HHS work (so 2010s!).
Staff uniformly hates corporate management; management thinks everyone loves them.Advice to Management
Stop hiring the cheapest people you can find. Get back to basics: speak truth to power, be the smartest guy in the room, be willing to walk.
If you want to cut costs, offer early retirement bonuses.MITRE 2018-07-06 13:56 PDTHelpful (31)
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"Hard to get work even after being employed"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at MITRE full-time (More than 5 years)
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* good work-life balance
* flex hours and telecommuting
* nice facilitiesCons
* dead wood in upper management
* too much politics and not enough competency in senior management
* it's all about who knows who
* age bias in favor of young new hires resulting in many full time employees not finding work 'coverage'Advice to Management
More meritocracy and less politics.
MITRE 2018-08-21 21:42 PDTHelpful (27)
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"Oblivious Leadership"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at MITRE full-time
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-Education Benefits
-Contribution to national issuesCons
All other benefits have been cut year after year. Management is out of touch with the staff. They are only concerned with the bottom line.
Advice to Management
Listen to your staff, develop solutions to communicate better with your employees.
MITRE 2018-08-24 10:57 PDTHelpful (32)
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"Holding out hope"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at MITRE full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Great retirement plan; some exceptionally smart, dedicated staff; opportunity to contribute to sponsor’s (customer) missions.
Cons
MITRE used to rely on system engineering principles and data driven decisions for recommendations to sponsors. More and more MITRE relies on new “sales sharks” who come back from sponsor meetings and direct project staff.
Division level VP meetings are wholly focused on revenue targets, growth, accelerating work, with lip service being paid to outcomes, speaking truth-to-power, and good MITRE work.
Been over two-years since I have heard management mention “work/life balance”.Advice to Management
I once planned on working for MITRE until I retire because I believed in the company and the work. Stop turning MITRE into a cut-throat, revenue driven commercial concern, and focus back on core values and strengths. Turn it back into a company employees want to work at until they retire rather than a company they rush to retire from.
MITRE 2018-09-05 05:59 PDTHelpful (18)
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"Many VPs"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at MITRE full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great work.
Excellent tech staff.
Smart department managers.
Nice buildings.Cons
Internal IT has deteriorated in last 18 months.
New CEO added lots of VPs....seems like a new one every couple of weeks. They're all figuring out how to be executives. Lots of ideas.
CEO thinks MITRE should be like for-profits.Advice to Management
Focus.
Be nice to the department managers.
Get out of your offices; meet people and learn about their work.
Stop treating people over 50 like they're too old to be useful.
Value MITRE's culture.MITRE 2018-09-13 16:02 PDTHelpful (16)
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"Still a lot going for it"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at MITRE full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
MITRE is still a place where smart, motivated people can truly make a difference in national security and have a great career. The workforce is very talented, collaboration is open and highly valued, and opportunities abound. Employees can easily move around the company and across FFRDCs, applying their skills to all manner of hard problems from different domains like space, cyber, healthcare, intelligence, military, treasury, and law enforcement. Some international opportunities too. People stay here a long time because there are good benefits, but also excellent training and growth opportunities. You can have a long and varied career here, with plenty of mobility and variety, in a culture of public service.
Cons
Current executive leadership is intentionally disrupting the culture and focus of the organization, with vague goals and questionable means. Messaging about ‘good growth’ sounds like a move away from first principles of not-for-profit public service, and staff are concerned about unintended consequences, but understand that negative feedback is not welcome. COO-led buyout/layoff of operations staff was inept, poorly timed and poorly managed. CEO appears unconcerned and dismissive about the negative climate he has created amongst the staff. CEO also has serious issues with his personal brand.
Advice to Management
MITRE is different from for-profit institutions in so many positive ways. Be careful not to erode the foundations of this company.
To the board: Wake up. This is not going well.MITRE 2018-09-13 04:04 PDTHelpful (15)
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"Good, but management seems lost"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at MITRE full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Depending on where you work, MITRE does some really interesting technical work
Work-life balance is excellent with flexible hours
Benefits are very good by contractor standardsCons
Management seems to be flailing around with pointless reorganizations and new buzz terms, instead of addressing real problems.
Management is more worried about the process, than the actual resultsMITRE 2018-08-13 05:58 PDTHelpful (14)
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"In flux"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at MITRE full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great national-impact problems to solve; not “turn the crank” engineering.
Excellent tech staff; lots of collaboration
Good benefits
Nice facilities, many locations (&some telework options)Cons
New executive team getting its bearings
Reductions in benefits for several years runningAdvice to Management
Listen to the workforce; get out of the penthouse more often
Stop outsourcing functions
Be clearer about what you plan to do. Too many business buzzwords & “initiatives.”MITRE 2018-08-12 11:51 PDTHelpful (26)
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"MITRE Experience 2018"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at MITRE full-time (More than 5 years)
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-Great Training Opportunities
-Good Benefits
-R&D Government OpportunitiesCons
REALITY: Corporate “Reshaping” has generated a politically charged negative culture and unpleasant working environment
RESULT: Mature workforce has been demeaned in this process and morale is very lowAdvice to Management
Evaluate and plan for organizational change by seeking many advisors to determine best course for all concerned parties
MITRE 2018-08-29 10:57 PDT
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