Pros
Amazing research. Very talented colleagues. Great pay and perks. Some pockets of fantastic teams.
Cons
Burnout is a real problem. Senior management care about pace more than anything. Even they are exhausted. It's a 'keep up or get out mentality'. Of course, we're constantly told to take care of ourselves and that mental health matters! But then management adds work without deprioritsing. Important decisions are made in small, informal groups with little to no transparency. That's not necessarily bad, yet we're made to endure very public committees that provide the illusion of inclusion. At first you think it's great to have a voice. After a while you realise it's all a facade meant to keep the researchers working at pace. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion is mostly lip service. Some good efforts in recruitment, but these are new and isolated. Some fantastic grassroots groups doing great work The management culture is very homogeneous, which translates into a very vanilla approach. Bullying, sexual harassment, poor HR process - everything you've read in the news is pretty spot on. There's a lot of anger and loss of trust and it's falling on very deaf ears. I've personally seen very negative behaviours go unaddressed and even rewarded (in the name of speed and effectiveness).
