Pros
- Work flexibility (remote work options) - Generous 401k contributions (8% contribution) - Fairly organized structure - Decent opportunities for on-the-job training. - Pretty good PTO (4 weeks if <10 years of service) - Good work-life balance - Campus is pretty nice - Ability to advance or switch divisions - Opportunity to work with some pretty knowledgeable people
Cons
- Less than average pay. To be expected with non-profit work. Lackluster performance incentives. Average work may be rewarded with 3% raise, while going above and beyond may be rewarded with 4-5% (which is about an absolute difference of maybe $50-80 take home per month). - Wide range in competencies. Lots of really gifted and smart people, but some pretty incompetent people too. - Overtly political. Expect to be inundated with political comments. Management (especially upper management) is perhaps the most egregious offender. The research work that RTI is focused on ought to be objective in nature. In reality, it’s become increasingly subjective, partly due to the political environment that RTI fosters. CEO and VPs will send company or division wide emails and include the political talking points of the day. Expect to follow along with any PC jargon and messaging they throw out with no real outlet to reasonably voice objections. Tl; dr you’ll likely feel out of place if you’re to the right of Lenin or just want to practice objective research.