Elder Research reviews

There is a strong sense of unity where all the employees are friendly with one another. Before the pandemic we would have catered lunches on Fridays and people would invite their families. They would also change the seating arrangements in the office every couple years so everyone has a chance to better know people outside of their project team. Work-life balance is also great. Even though the company may seem small compared to other consulting companies like Deloitte, they have a lot of clients so there's a lot of opportunity to start new projects so your work stays fresh. Because of the size there is also a lot of opportunity for promotions and upward growth.

A truly awesome place to work if you are genuinely interested in Data Science. The management is really great about understanding what your interests are and steering you towards opportunities that match them. The company has a core set of DS related projects at various agencies, but also a very lively R&D division which is active in expanding the company into new and interesting technical disciplines, and if you are interested in some specific niche that is related in some way to client work, you will probably be given resources to pursue it. The focus on professional development is really unlike anywhere I have ever worked. Pre-covid, on Fridays, everyone would meet at the main office and spend the entire day working on fun R&D side projects and professional development, and I expect this to continue post covid. The fact that they let us take Fridays mostly off from billable work to do professional development and share knowledge says a lot about the company. Also, when you are in between client projects, you get to basically pick a data science related thing you are interested in and get paid your salary to learn about it full time. At lots of consulting firms, you are a cog in the machine, and your employer tries to squeeze every billable hour out of you that they can get, but this is the complete opposite of the culture at ERI.