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      Exponent

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      Exponent reviews

      3.0

      37% would recommend to a friend

      (360 total reviews)
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      Catherine Corrigan

      34% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.4

      Work/Life balance

      2.4

      Senior management

      Exponent has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 360 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Exponent employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      360 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 20, 2013

      Manufacturing Engineer

      Manufacturing engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fairly good technician staff, hard working, semi clean environment, good 401K . Friendly and knowledgeable administration staff.

      Cons

      Very large ego management. Make sure you negotiate a pay you can be satisfied with for at least 5 years. Performance reviews possess extreme bias, with little to no consideration for skills and personal contribution to company success. If you are not a Stanford PHD stay away !! Menlo Park will not fully recognize any degree that is not from Stanford. The strongest example of cronyism I have experienced in my 35 year profession.. Women professionals beware of male management. Very, very expensive Health Insurance. Rude and inconsiderate upper Engineering staff, is standard operating procedure.

      4.0
      Mar 3, 2013

      Small company feel with large company prestige and earning potential

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work is very varied; colleagues are highly competent; company size is manageable; vertical mobility can be high; locations in attractive major cities all across the US; shallow hierarchy

      Cons

      Vertical mobility depends in part on luck; workload is very erratic

      2.0
      Jan 10, 2013

      Come for the challenges, leave for the indignities

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Extremely receptive to hiring people with only academic experience (i.e., fresh out of grad school), which can be a great alternative to those considering post-doctoral work. You'll get a greater variety of work than you thought possible, and have some big brains to bounce ideas off. Something approaching "fun" may ensue. The pay is reasonable. Entry-level employees can get massive overtime.

      Cons

      Not a particularly helpful or supportive work environment. A fellow employee (or even your boss) will gladly throw you under the bus to save themselves if you share a mistake. No orientation, no actual "managing," little praise or encouragement. The fight for billable work and credit for bringing in clients can make for a tense atmosphere, especially between the more junior and more senior staff, but also for those of equal rank. You are only as good as the amount of money you are bringing in, and little time is afforded for you to learn your job before high expectations are placed. Taking time off (even a personal day) is begrudged and counted against your annual billing quotient.

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