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      3.6

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (206 total reviews)
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      Adm. Charles A. Richard, USN (Ret.)

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      Institute for Defense Analyses has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 206 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Institute for Defense Analyses employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      206 reviews
      4.0
      Sep 6, 2012

      Staid but interesting

      Research assistant i
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      Pros

      - A real commitment to education and professional development - An almost academic atmosphere (difficult to find re: DoD work) - A lot of fascinating subject material, for the most part - Good range of tasks and personnel, from hard sciences to liberal arts-types - Great reputation in the industry and the region - Very stable

      Cons

      - Even with a shuttle service to/from the Pentagon, not the most convenient location - Can get mired in the bureaucracy and inside baseball endemic to the Pentagon - One often must find work for themselves among tasks within a division - Not as much of the "liberal arts" stuff as one might hope - Hard to advance especially far without a PhD

      4.0
      Jul 24, 2012

      Only plan to work here long-term if you have a PhD

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      Pros

      -Good work/life Balance -Lots of control over projects -Heavily utilized my educational background -Friendly co-workers -Research-driven environment

      Cons

      -No room for advancement, especially for those with no doctorate degree -Low raises/bonuses -Task leaders succumb too easily to sponsor "requests," which distorts the objectivity of analyses -High turnover rate

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