3.0
Jan 6, 2014
Current employee, more than 3 years
Washington, DC
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Pros
Great insights - into the development world - the functioning of a large bureaucracy - global power dynamics. The work environment differs greatly within the Bank. I was lucky, but saw many others stuck in a dead end.
Cons
The organization has constantly been downsizing and reorganizing. In combination with permanent budget constraints, and the abolishment of permanent contracts, this creates a lot of job uncertainty Strict hierarchies makes it sometimes hard to progress. Politically motivated decisions (including hiring and the allocation of funds to units). It is an interesting place for a few years, but does not offer long term career prospects.