RAND reviews

Virtually no career path in most roles. People are actually discouraged from trying to move up. You may need to leave in order to grow professionally. Lots of internal competition among colleagues and peers. Minimal access to professional development training. Financial stress on many projects, leading people to sometimes work long hours without corresponding pay. Little racial and ethnic diversity. The recent reorganization was poorly executed, and some of the leadership is not competent to handle their new responsibilities.

Death by meeting, death by the internal process vortex of doom, and death by calcification of internal organizational structure (and lack of flexibility between or within internal groups); a cautious fear permeates a significant portion of the service groups which tamps down innovation or real growth; skill sets are encouraged to stagnate; *severe* lack of investment into personnel development and training; there a minimal avenues for advancement.