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Institute for Defense Analyses

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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.)

100% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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
5.0
Mar 28, 2014

Good place to work

Recommend
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Pros

- Work/life balance - Compensation & benefits are good but could be better - Interesting programs to work on - Management does care a lot about employees - Plenty of professional training opportunities

Cons

- Flat management style, not many opportunities for advancement

4.0
Mar 18, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are awesome. Other than the usual perks of following the government (paid holidays, paid inclement weather days off, etc). since it's an FFRDC we can get new equipment to upgrade frequently.

Cons

in the Enterprise Operation division there's a lot of micro managing and the manager in addition to the Division Director may not have insight on all aspects of what the team does, which causes the micromanaging. not a single raise was given...

3.0
Oct 11, 2013

Administrative

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I had an outstanding supervisors and worked with a group of exceptional researchers. Fun environment and I met a lot of interesting/influential people. Wonderful health benefits and leave comps.

Cons

Low pay and not much room for advancement or to continue/pursue your education, unless you're pursing a PhD.

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