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BHSAI: DoD contractor under HJF - Research Scientist Henry M. Jackson Foundation Employee Review

2.0
May 6, 2015
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Pros

Interesting work (many options of projects as long as the only senior manager gives you green light) Highly intelligent, thoughtful and honorable co-workers Since BHSAI is a contractor of DoD, your working schedules will follow the federal employees (site closes on snow days, work-from-home option, great retirement/med benefit through HJF. Good if you are freshly off school and desperately need a paycheck

Cons

you are not a federal employee. Your official email has a "contractor" attached to it salary is much lower compared to private sectors Literally there is only one person whose opinion matters. Poor leadership, quick to insult. High turnover rate due to poor management (at least one every two months). 90% of the science staff hold foreign visas which constraint them to limited employment options.

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2.0
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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

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