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Gates Foundation

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Passionate and smart people; HR is a bit of a mess - Senior Officer, Strategy Planning Gates Foundation Employee Review

4.0
14 Sept 2022
Recommend
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Pros

You will love what you work on, have so much purpose and passion for your work. The people around you are brilliant and super respectful, nice and awesome.

Cons

HR is a mess. Policies don't make any sense and they are slow. It's not great. In addition for business minded people career progression is a bit stunted

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5.0
24 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone is aligned to the mission. Fantastic benefits.

Cons

These could be pros for some but travel and ambiguity are things to deal with

3.0
8 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Mission-based work Diverse, passionate employee base Healthcare benefit Parental leave and support Unlimited PTO

Cons

Poor work-life balance Perfectionist culture Unreasonable expectations with working hours High levels of burnout Retaliation for setting boundaries with working hours Culture resistant to prioritization of work

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