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Virginia Tech Applied Research

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Young company with growth opportunities for staff - Anonymous employee Virginia Tech Applied Research Employee Review

5.0
Sep 27, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Small non-profit with interesting mission servicing national security and Virginia Tech Competitive salaries for non-profit; great benefits Convenient location near metro and many of its clients - I very much enjoy working with clients that are scientists and engineers themselves which keeps me up on state of the art tech - The management values initiative and they seem to really want to hear, respect, and consider my ideas - Never a dull day on the job...very dynamic due to the small size and diversity of clients - Room for staff to grow vertically (title/responsibility) and horizontally (collaboration, technical skills, project types) - Even though they are a gov contractor, I feel secure in my job because they have several large, long term contracts and they value their staff over profit

Cons

It’s a young company still trying to figure itself out and earn the respect of its big brothers. Sort of like a startup, with all the pros (above) and cons (below) that come with it. - lacks some of the infrastructure of larger companies such as a well resourced IT department - atmosphere/morale can be easily swayed in the small company (one bad apple...)

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Virginia Tech Applied Research Response
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VT-ARC appreciate you taking the time out of your day to provide a review. We are consistently reviewing our environment and strive to be the best based on employee feedback and specifically our annual engagement surveys.

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Cons

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Virginia Tech Applied Research Response
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We're so glad that your experience at VT-ARC was positive and thanks so much for the time to write your review.
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Pros

A pretty flexible work environment with leadership that is willing to work with employees to foster a healthy work life balance depending on your role.

Cons

Questionable hiring decisions at the leadership level. The company needs to work on streamlining processes for those in supervisory and project manager roles.

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