Howard Hughes Medical Institute reviews

Little to no career advancement for those in operations or non-science positions. The post-docs and scientists in labs advance in their careers, all others are support staff, essentially, and have no room to move up unless they switch career tracks or leave. This is made explicitly clear when you interview (at least for me it was), so you need to go into it with a clear plan for what you want to get out of your time here. No cost of living adjustments. Yearly raises are <2%. If you want to advance in your career, you'll need to be proactive in taking advantage of all opportunities presented to grow professionally, but even then you'll most likely move on outside the company. Lateral advancement is possible (to a different job within the company).

While some really great people work here, the beautiful campus belies a very ugly truth. This is an awful place. The power grabs are insidious. The grapevine is destructive. Lying is a cultural norm. The best way to survive is to keep your head down and trust no one b/c they will stab you in the back.