Draper reviews

4.2

90% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)
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Jerry Wohletz

95% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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2.0
Feb 8, 2022
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Pros

There are talented people at Draper that aim to do good work.

Cons

The most senior leaders at Draper appear to be completely oblivious about how poor the culture within the organization is. This leaves Draper completely incapable, at the moment, to make any substantive changes to improve its culture. This isn't simply a diversity issue, because even the people from the majority demographics understand how toxic the culture has become over the past decade or so. The would-be change-agents in the organization are not empowered to change it, and the most empowered people there are either complete impediments to change or unaware/unwilling of how dire things are. It's no surprise that trust within the organization has deteriorated, and that people from all demographics are increasingly deciding to try their hand elsewhere.

2.0
Feb 6, 2022
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Pros

Great Location, Great Benefits, Great Engineers

Cons

Diversity is just a word here. Women are second class citizens, (women treat women terribly at all levels). 99% of managers are only in it for themselves, they don't actually have the qualifications or skill sets to manage people. That why there is such a big exodus from the company. Bad managers kiss up to keep their jobs. If there was a 360 review process, Draper could probably clean house to recruit managers that actually care about developing and mentoring their employees.

5.0
Jan 28, 2022
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Pros

- Exciting, innovative projects lead by brilliant scientists and engineers that aim to tackle some of the worlds most cutting edge and compelling problems. - Environment that favors creative minds and true scientists who are motivated by the work and desire to serve the national and public interest -Interdisciplinary work environment and encourages the technical and professional growth of its employees - Management very receptive to feedback and improvement to ensure happy employees - Incredible benefits package that is rarely seen

Cons

- Company strategy at the highest level still a bit lacking (but I have faith this will change with time) - Some middle management missing that would improve operations across the board - Technical staff can take on more roles (beyond technical) than anticipated (great for growth opportunities) but can also make work loads grow and burnout possible

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