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3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)
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Emily Chamlee Wright

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56% positive business outlook

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1.0
Aug 27, 2018

Toxic Senior Leadership

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Pros

There are a lot of opportunities to develop intellectually and learn about the ideas from an expert rather than from a book directly.

Cons

The leaders of IHS, at their best, lack empathy. And I mean that about every single member of the leadership team- even those who are perceived as above the fray. At their worst, leadership purposefully promotes a toxic culture that pits individuals against each other, elevates paranoia to an extreme level, and makes it seem like petty gossip without context is ok. I have experienced this first hand. As almost every review has mentioned, you will only climb the ladder at IHS if you're a yes man and, even then, your favor may not last long. IHS has taught me a valuable lesson in how not to treat people and that is something that I will take with me throughout the trajectory of my career so, in some twisted way, I am grateful to them. That said, some of the most dehumanizing experiences of my life were the result of working at IHS and I will feel the impact of it for years to come. My advice to young libertarians hoping to have an impact on the movement: look elsewhere... for your own personal wellbeing. The reviews here are not wrong.

2.0
Aug 24, 2018

Liberty should not be cliquey

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Pros

Colleges and universities are shot-thru with leftist professors who preach their odious notions of brutal identity politics, latte Marxism, "gender" fluidity and misanthropy as if they had an invisible gun pointed at their heads. Worse, these tie-dyed jackboots have honed the skill of black-balling conservatives, or traditionalist scholars, or classical liberal scholars who dare to challenge them. They have totally cowed the feckless army of administrators with their threats of publicity and their Title IX inquisitions. It's poisonous. It's how we got Trump. Into this hellscape steps the IHS, with its noble goal of helping classical liberal scholars join academia, attain tenure, standing, respect, and influence on their campuses to restore college to its rightful role as a place for open inquiry, experiments with ideas, civil discourse and learning to be an adult.

Cons

As all the reviews have said, IHS lets down its mission through massive turnover, ensuring that institutional knowledge never grows. Their well-discussed "purges" show that they do not manage people well. The best become alienated, and those who don't buss the right derrières wind up on the purge list. The Russians and the North Koreans are like that, too. Not a great model to follow when you have Milton Friedman quotes plastered on the walls.

2.0
Jul 18, 2018
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Pros

Flexibility - unlimited, untracked vacation days, opportunity to work remotely, lax dress code, lot's of independence and opportunity for growth/promotion. Mission - social change through academia. Lot's of focus on the strategic plan and vision of the org. Growing marketing capability People - a good proportion of the workforce is passionate, intelligent, dedicated, and friendly Perks - tuition waiver, good insurance (although no 401k matching), free parking

Cons

Pay - low even for nonprofit standards, compensation philosophy is unclear and unspoken of, expectation to work weekends & overtime with no extra pay. High Expectations for Junior Staff - People at IHS tend to be overworked, underpaid, and not to take vacations even though they have unlimited & untracked time off. The amount of pressure put on junior staff is huge and unending, while upper management doesn't seem to set or follow any structure or deadlines. Things are disorganized, turnover is high, and change is constant and unpredictable. Lately there's a big push to scale up, but no talk of hiring more employees to be able to handle and prepare for growth.

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