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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,244 total reviews)

António Guterres

75% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

United Nations has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,244 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The United Nations employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Feb 24, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some top-notch staff, some interesting projects.

Cons

Very challenging to remove incompetent staff, recruitment and promotions based more on gender and geographical distribution than merit.

3.0
Dec 27, 2021

Poor Management

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary in peacekeeping missions but very poor work/life balance.

Cons

Most Managers are not trained to be leaders. Too much influence on military operations, leading to managers to act like bosses and not leaders. It is also a very racist environment

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