Great Employees, Poor Benefits, High Turnover - Research Assistant Exponent Employee Review

3.0
Feb 20, 2023
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Pros

Your coworkers are some of the best people you'll meet. Most people I've met are highly motivated and so intelligent. Projects are pretty cool and usually the sponsors' budgets are pretty generous. But there is a culture of burn-out here, but I guess that could be the consulting culture. High turnover rates- usually you won't see people there for over 1.5 years. Generally your work schedule is pretty flexible depending on the demand of each project.

Cons

Benefits are not the greatest. Company doesn't celebrate many holidays that others do (e.g MLK). Only offer about 5% discount on stocks last time I checked. Pay isn't the best compared to other consulting companies.

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Pros

Good benefits and great culture

Cons

Inconsistent workload but partly due to the nature of the business

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Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Many consultants successfully use Exponent as a stepping stone to larger tech companies. The project work can sometimes be very interesting and some consultants appreciate overtime and bonuses for long hours (albeit many feel they would earn more overall compensation at larger tech companies).

Cons

The company has very high expectations of its consultants and doesn't always provide the resources necessary to achieve their expectations. In order to grow after the first few years, consultants are generally expected to generate their own business, but some junior consultants feel they are not fairly given credit for business they help bring in. Many consultants feel the performance rewards are too delayed.

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