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2.0
Aug 13, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The atmosphere is pretty good and nice facilities. Decent benefits program as well a liberal approach to independant work. Able to work independant schedule

Cons

To the Senior Study Director. You must work on a unique project. I was in a satelite site for five years. Great people, great work, supportive atmosphere. Recieved outstanding reviews. Since arriving at The Main campus I have to agree with a lot of the reviews on here. No support, no training, no interaction with anyone. I was shown my ( temporary office, and that was the last time anyone took the time to acclimate me. As far as losing jobs after project, you must not be aware of all of the layoffs form the MEPS project. Over 200 people. Plus the layoffs from the NCS project. Most of us are told trhat everything is temporary and no promises. I was laid off in May re-hired in June.Your posting unfortunately sounds like a recruiting ad. Soory, no disrespect, but true. That seems to be the problem here. No sense of reality. I have to be honest I loved this company and was ready to stay for good.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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