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What are the lunches like at MITRE?

The Cafeteria menu from this past Monday included: Beef Tips with Portabello Mushrooms over Egg Noodles and Spinach, Apple Walnut Turkey Salad on MultiGrain with Fruit Salad, Andouille Sausage Sub with Creole Sauce & Cajun Fries, plus the daily deli, grill, pizza and salad bar fare.

Posted @ 05:07AM, July 27, 2006 by Ben Gotkin | Permalink
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What advice would you give to a new employee at MITRE?

Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate. There are very few silos here at MITRE, in fact they are strongly discouraged, except in cases where security issues apply. Even then, the culture facilitates wherever possible the exchange of best practices, best methodologies, etc. Any way that we can best support ALL of our government sponsors, we strive to do so. Being seen as a go-to-person is a great advantage here and is something that can greatly advance one's career/professional growth at MITRE.... read more

Posted @ 09:46AM, May 25, 2006 by Ben Gotkin | Permalink
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What are five things you can see from your desk at MITRE?

- Green trees and blue sky
- A parking garage (have to be honest:-)
- Pictures of places I've been (Tokyo, Seoul, London, Bavaria, San Diego)
- Posterboard displays of our past 5 Fortune 100 Best Company To Work For Awards
- My mini Redskins and Terps football helmets.

Posted @ 07:47AM, May 25, 2006 by Ben Gotkin | Permalink
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What are five lesser-known perks at MITRE?

- Outdoor BBQs when the weather is nice
- Starbucks Lattes at Perk Express
- Pet Insurance
- Seated Massage Therapy, Yoga, Chiropractor Services, Meditation, etc.
- Internal blogging

Posted @ 06:32AM, May 24, 2006 by Ben Gotkin | Permalink
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