Good Place for Self-Motivated Professionals - Information Security Analyst RAND Employee Review

5.0
Oct 30, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Ethical Business, does good works in the world. Practices pro-employee policies. Ample opportunity to propose your own projects to make improvements. No micromanagement.

Cons

Rigid Bureaucracy makes cross-team collaboration complicated. Siloed Knowledge. No micromanagement, but sometimes there isn't enough management in general. Shortage of cutting-edge skills and experience. Long-term employees can be 'too comfortable,' and aren't motivated to make improvements or take on new responsibilities. If you aren't self-motivated, you can end up spending your days doing routine tasks and losing your ambition or technical skills. I've heard people say that after spending several years at RAND, their skills and experience are out of date, and they are concerned they couldn't get employed elsewhere.

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5.0
May 12, 2026
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Pros

Really flexible hours, amazing project team members, engaging projects.

Cons

You will need to network and find your own projects, sometimes finding ~3-5 projects at one time to ensure full utilization.

4.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Close knit teams, supportive lower level management

Cons

Poor upward mobility from admin positions

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