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British Embassy Washington Reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)
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Karen Pierce

70% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

British Embassy Washington has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Embassy Washington employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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21 reviews
2.0
16 Sept 2023

Culture needs work

Recommend
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Pros

Some great (some poor) colleagues, interesting exposure and opportunities in high profile events. Great springboard.

Cons

Poor culture, bullying, inadequate benefits/comp package for expectations.

1.0
16 Nov 2022
Recommend
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Pros

It’s in DC and it is fairly safe

Cons

Poor leadership from to to bottom just men who try to silence women! No diversity or inclusion. Just very bad!

2.0
11 Sept 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Good name recognition, good access to congress and high-profile events, limited travel or expectation of working >40 hrs/week

Cons

Uncompetitively low salaries, unrealistic workloads, unbalanced employee expectations, inefficient and highly complex bureaucracy, inaccessible location, very limited opportunities for advancement for non-U.K. staff, high turnover

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