False Pretenses - CRA Medpace Employee Review

1.0
Oct 12, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Talented, smart workforce - easy to make new friends Nice equipment New building

Cons

This company fails to value its employees, in particular the CRA group. It only values the bottom dollar line and it is vividly expressed through the compensation provided, the treatment of its employees, and the policy changes. For instance, the compensation is well below the industry standard, but they will tell you during recruitment that if you're patient you will reap the benefits of a higher salary in due time after training (this is untrue). For instance, the culture of the company is to instill fear and paranoia by micromanaging all staff and threatening jobs over minor mistakes (e.g. you submitted an incorrect expense report or were seen on your phone). For instance, policy changes are continually being made to benefit the company and not the employee (e.g. required to take budget airline flights, increased the number of visits per year to make bonus, restructured promotions, scrutinized every detail of an expense report). In reflection of these policies and others, the turnover rate continues to remain high and management does nothing to make processes transparent. It has lost a lot of good talent and experience in recent years, including upper management. Overall, this employer does not have your best intentions in mind. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

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