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      4.0

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (502 total reviews)

      Jason Matheny

      53% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      RAND has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 502 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The RAND employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      502 reviews
      3.0
      Apr 13, 2017

      Great If You Want to Work with Old People

      Applications developer
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      Pros

      Love RAND's mission Benefits My Coworkers 5% bonus if you used all of your PTO I loved the people I worked with. They are smart and creative.

      Cons

      Underpaid. Meetings at RAND are the worst. I had 25 hours of meetings per week and was still expected to get my responsibilities done. I was expected to be architect, developer, qa and system administrator and paid a fraction of one of those roles. My boss forced me to cancel two vacations I planned. Both after they were approved.

      3.0
      Jun 3, 2014

      Flat organization, but challenging internal job market

      Graduate research fellow
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      Pros

      RAND in Santa Monica is an unbeatable location and working in Santa Monica is fantastic for morale and general well-being. Whenever you're frustrated or need a break, you can go down to the bike room/surfboard locker and head out to the ocean. As long as you get work done and show up for meetings, timing of your work is pretty flexible, though that means lots of people tend to work late into the night. It's a very flat organization with little hierarchy. Pretty good benefits.

      Cons

      Internal job market is fairly exhausting for introverts - you have to network constantly to fill up your hours with project time. Even if you are 60 years old and the top of your field, your time will be spent writing grant proposals and drumming up business. For young researchers, there is little support, and you may have to resort to taking work outside of your areas of interest (the FFRDCs always have plenty of money and work to go around, compared to some of the other units that have smaller pools of funding).

      4.0
      Oct 21, 2010

      Really good for the right people

      Associate
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      Pros

      If you are looking for a great life balance, are too ambitious to work in academia (low pay), but are not that ambitious to work 70 hour weeks in the private sector, this is the place to be. The work environment is really nice and the people are really bright, even though you're bound to encounter some weird scientist types who won't even say hello to you when you cross paths with them in the hallway. It's not a crazy competitive environment so people tend to be nice to each other overall. The pay is very decent, and the benefits are great. 6 weeks of paid vacation/ sick leave + major holidays and paid emergency days. Also a very prestigious place to work. 30 Nobel Laureates have worked at RAND at some point in their career.

      Cons

      The internal labor market: You have to find work within the company even after you are hired, which can be stressful at times. However, if you happen to do research in an area where there is a lot of demand, then you won't face that many problems in coverage. Not that many opportunities for advancement: There are only three levels: associate, full and senior. Most people reach senior status after 7- 10 years with the company. If you are very ambitious and really looking for a place where you really want to advance in your career, then you'd rather work for a for-profit consulting company like McKinsey or Bain& Co. (but then be ready to put in the extra hours to advance there) Overall the positives definitely outweigh the negatives for certain people.

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