Great benefits; no room for growth (staff review) - Anonymous employee Ropes & Gray Employee Review

2.0
May 24, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of free food and events. Annual Dec firm party (they go ALL out), Cafe has a good selection, and is supplemented by company, so fairly affordable Good location, nice building, clean bathrooms

Cons

No room for growth (you have to ask for a raise or promotion and nag until someone does something) No transparency (my director promoted 2 new managers who started at the firm 8 mths prior. This is NOT best practices. You know a manager that new doesn't know anything right? Her specialist and assistant are still guiding her. The director doesn't care about anyone. She is always trying to look good to partners and senior management, but doesn't care about morale. If you don't care about your team, why do they have to work hard for you? Don't get promoted even when you work hard (told me I had to wait a few more months b/c I was one mth shy of 2 yrs, when these managers and specialists get promoted in under a year, and I went above and beyond when they needed me. Absolutely unfair, but that's how they do things.

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