3.0
Mar 10, 2015
Current employee, more than 10 years
New York, NY
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Involvement in important and exciting issues affecting governments people all around the world. Opportunities to make a difference in the lives of some disadvantaged and vulnerable people. High salaries and allowances. Postings away from Headquarters -- in developing countries -- usually more satisfying.
Cons
Stultifying bureaucracy. Management quality variable with sometimes extremely poor ethical standards. Headquarters ( New York ) more bureaucratic and frustrating. Financial constraints on program activities. Member states too often accept or engineer shabby compromises because they serves their political ends.