Just Ok, not reflective of industry culture - Statistical Analyst Medpace Employee Review

1. Culture is fear driven. I understand the need for a quiet work space but threatening to fire employees coz they are talking....a collaborative culture is built on occasional conversations with colleagues both formal and informal. It's not high school. The lack of trust that employees will get their work done unless they are quietly seated at their desk all the time feeds into the fear culture. 2. Plays favorites and not transparent. Management would offer perks like flexing hours and work from home to favorites. example if a department does not support work from home, it should not for all employees but if they give it to one, then be transparent as to why that ONE person deserves it and not others. Situations are varied and cannot prioritize someone's want to move states over another's need to maybe reduce commute time to take care of an elderly parent. Also, I received a bonus and was asked to be quiet about it in the email...i.e. lack of transparency. Just be open and clear. Despite having same qualifications, I found out a counterpart made 25k more than me in the same role, same experience years and I outrightly out performed him. 3. Toxic almost discriminatory culture. The biostats department lacks diversity and is full of nepotism with almost 60% being married to each other and all immigrants from ONE country. They do not speak English in the office including in some meetings leaving English speakers out of the loop on meeting ongoings. 4. Lack of growth opportunities/feedback. Their review process was "everyone gets a blanket C for Competence" and it is not individualized on one's strenghts and weaknesses so there is no opportunity to discuss growth points. One is lucky if you meet with your manager for a review. I think go in, get your experience, learn as much as you can and get out. It is not reflective of industry cultures as one makes contacts in other companies you learn what a good company.