Pros
-Meaningful research mission
-Feels like a startup with high level of responsibility in early career
-Everyone leaves right at 5pm, so work/life balance is great
Cons
-Company cares only about tenure; merit-based raises are extremely hard to come by
-Very little communication from HR about performance evaluations, COL increases, or raises; managers never seem to know anything
-Poor career advancement and growth and pay is already not great
-Team dynamics depend entirely on managers who lack basic project management skills
-Without a budget for happy hours, people do not connect outside of work