Not what it used to be - Anonymous employee Mathematica Employee Review

2.0
Sep 20, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Overall mission is positive Flexible schedule Can work from home on occasion Lots of PTO (especially after 5 years) Actively trying to be more diverse and inclusive Decent Benefits (except medical) Bagel Friday’s

Cons

Loss of Culture (too many higher-ups hired from outside instead of promoted from within). Project based structure, which means you rarely work with your supervisor. Also this creates competing deadlines, and little authority on which projects take precedence. Too many people working from home, office feels empty. (“Shared Office Space” = Vacant) Moving up in the company requires more friendships than talent. Yearly increases went from 3-5%, down to 0-1% with no warning. Medical Insurance is terrible, and confusing for doctor’s offices. It’s coverage isn’t very good either. Lots of out of pocket expenses. General moral is low, and people that have been with the company a long time are feeling excluded Turnover is much greater than it was years ago. And we are losing good talent.

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