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      Space Telescope Science Institute

      Part of Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

      Engaged employer

      Space Telescope Science Institute Reviews

      4.4

      97% would recommend to a friend

      (79 total reviews)
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      Dr. Jennifer Lotz

      100% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.7

      Work/Life balance

      4.5

      Culture and values

      4.5

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Senior management

      Space Telescope Science Institute has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 79 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Space Telescope Science Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      79 reviews
      3.0
      26 Aug 2015

      Ineffective Management and morale problems

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      There are many things to like: flexible hours, a beautiful campus location, casual work environment, onsite café, excellent benefits, and an exciting mission to support.

      Cons

      Leadership and management are largely ineffective. Some of the best technical talent leaves in frustration while others become bitter in place. Gender bias is very evident on some teams. Crippled by the past; the Institute is no longer cutting edge but management still thinks it is and avoids the changes necessary to get there again. The class system is intentionally perpetuated and damaging to non-science staff. Lack of transparency.

      3.0
      7 Feb 2022

      Solid Job - Not much of an Impact

      Software engineer
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      Pros

      * Basically impossible to get fired * Extremely generous time off * Good health insurance * People are mostly nice

      Cons

      * Impossible to make any changes. Lots of people stuck in old ways of doing things. * If you're not passionate about space/astronomy, you will feel very unfulfilled. * Everything feels very slow, it takes forever to do simple code changes at time. They claim the engineering branch is Agile, but it's unlike any Agile I've ever done. * Work gets boring fast * Biggest con: PAY IS TOO LOW. Everyone here is paid way below average. It's enough, but it feels like you're shooting yourself in the foot staying to long.

      2.0
      25 Feb 2021

      Great at science, abysmal at engineering.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      STScI is a good place to work if you want to pursue a career in academia/research in astronomy.

      Cons

      Telescope operations are handled by teams that are led and run by scientists who, more often than not, know very little about how to engineer. In general the operations teams and upper management are extraordinarily risk averse and very slow to adopt new tech.

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