The worst place I have worked. - Communications RTI International Employee Review

1.0
Sep 30, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Potentially great projects Good pay Extremely flexible schedule. Benefits great but are slowly being cut down.

Cons

1. Everything is run by incompetent managers 2. No desire to change or improve, because constantly financial success. 3. Constant re-org, because of brain drain. 4. Time wasting go-nowhere initiatives 5. 1 our of 5 people in non-science/research divisions really knows their job. 6. Non-profit somehow more money grubbing than for-profit.

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RTI International Response
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Thank you so much for your feedback! RTI is very proud to be able to provide employees with a great work/life balance and a competitive benefits package. We greatly appreciate your thoughts on management/team dynamic and RTI’s organizational structure. As an organization, we work diligently to ensure our managers receive the training and resources to best support their teams. Our hiring and talent mobility initiatives are conducted with the intention to build a diverse and inclusive workforce that brings forward the skills and competencies to best support our business needs. We welcome you to share this feedback with your manager or your business unit’s Human Resources Business Partner.

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