RTI was a great organization to work for. - Anonymous employee RTI International Employee Review

5.0
Sep 5, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

RTI takes time to orient staff and continually offers on line programs to satisfy requirements for advancement. Local and expat staff were treated fairly.

Cons

Sometimes a coterie of senior staff made decisions without getting input from the other senior staff members. As in many organizations involved in intrnational work, the home office was not always aware of field realities.

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RTI has a good mission

Cons

Adaptation to sudden federal funding loss.

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Pros

Colleagues were usually respectful, hardworking, and competent. Pre-Covid, the RTP campus was a vibrant and collaborative working environment. Some of the (mostly Federal) contracts provided for interesting research and work.

Cons

Perhaps put too many eggs in USAID contract and Federal social sciences baskets. Org's strength used to be hard sciences. RTI's strength was its organizational culture which was severely undermined by the decision to allow almost anyone to work remotely Upper management bends too much to a vocal and political few, helping to sour an excellent working environment. Many faithful and valuable employees now distrust senior management.

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