Smithsonian Institution
948 employee reviews
Rated below the Oil & Gas average of 3.90 — strong on work-life balance, weaker on career growth.
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How employees rate Smithsonian Institution
scale 0–5▲ industry avg 3.90
Should you join?
- ✓Work-life balance (3.92) and Company culture (3.75) are its best-rated categories.
- !Career growth (2.92) is the weakest signal in employee reviews.
- ≈Overall 3.74 vs the Oil & Gas average of 3.90.
How smithsonian institution compares
Top 49%
of 65,865 rated companies
#195 of 324
in Oil & Gas
vs the average across all 65,865 rated companies
Real interview signal
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Interview experiences
66
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Company facts
- CEO
- Olivier Le Peuch
- Founded
- 1926
- Employees
- 1,600+
- Type
- Private · Oil & Gas
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