WIPO Reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)
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Daren Tang

57% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

WIPO has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WIPO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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85 reviews
3.0
10 Jan 2026

Overall good place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The salary and benefits are very high by global scales. The experience is seen extremely highly externally

Cons

While the salary and benefits are very high, the cost of living in Geneva are equally high and largely cancel out the salary/benefits to make WIPO no better paying than any other employer Many people seem to have gotten the job through connections or a deal is made where the Director General will appoint a given person if their country agrees to vote for said Director General. Furthermore many countries lobby for a particular person to be hired which is unfair.

2.0
22 Nov 2025

No room to grow

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Its doing better than other UN agencies

Cons

extremely politicized organization, too much burrucracy

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