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Director - Director Gates Foundation Employee Review

4.0
4 May 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It is the best of all worlds; mission driven, in a time in history that is unique, where our mission is understood and has such an opportunity for impact at scale; enough resources and investments to gain personal experience and personal growth; In the middle of defining and building a great internal culture; Amazing benefits, fulfilling work, good people, emerging values.

Cons

Get stuck in old stories, emphasize the complexity and difficulty in the work rather than the opportunity, put self care behind the mission and in turn lessen our impact.

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Gates Foundation Response
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Thank you so much for your review. I really appreciate your helpful insight and most particularly the need for employees' self care. If you have any thoughts on how best to help our employees do this, I would love to chat with you as it is a focus of my team right now. Pam.Yanchik@gatesfoundation.org

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