Pros
RTI is a mission-driven organization and always seeks to build its reputation on making the lives of people, especially those most in need and least empowered, better. There are sincere attempts to engage all levels of the organization in identifying new growth areas and innovative approaches to solving problems. Pay is decent and retirement contributions generous.
Cons
Like any consulting firm, RTI has to chase $ from wherever they are coming from and often those $ come from the fed'l gov. Administrative changes may trigger discussions of alignment of our ideals with the opportunities that are available, but of course the sustenance of the organization is the priority so don't expect to be an idealistic purist here without having to experience some cognitive dissonance. Most frustrating to that dissonance is the treatment of the support staff. They are overworked, considered fairly expendable, and this breeds a rigidity on that side of the operation which makes it difficult for an org as large as RTI to uphold its commitments to clients. Furthermore, RTI has not adequately figured out how to make strategic investments without having a realistic plan for managing the risks and costs of those investments in the long term. Also, this is a very large organization that can be incredibly challenging to navigate.