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      4.0

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (503 total reviews)

      Jason Matheny

      53% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

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      4.3

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      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 503 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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      503 reviews
      5.0
      Nov 22, 2017

      Lucky to Be Here

      Behavioral scientist, full
      Recommend
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      Pros

      1. I'm surrounded by brilliant people, and we're working collaboratively on important problems. 2. Flat management structure--I don't have a boss, so I petty much self-start, self-direct, and figure out how to be successful. 3. Incredibly variety of projects--I'm working on national defense, behavioral health, and intelligence projects currently. 4. Tons of flexibility in work schedule--I have to meet deadlines, but otherwise I work when/where I want. 5. Very generous pay and benefits

      Cons

      1, That flat management, no boss thing means no one is micro-managing you, but it also means no one is guiding you. It's kind of sink or swim. 2. You have to find your own work at RAND: you need to find about 220 billable days every year. You have to either a) build a network of people who think you are valuable for projects, and will invite you onto projects, or b) be able to get grants/awards for your own project work and sort of hire yourself.

      2.0
      Apr 30, 2014

      Very stressful

      Administrtive assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Free parking, good compensation & benefit package.

      Cons

      Very stressful, office culture is not like anywhere I have worked before, colleagues not supportive and very unfriendly..

      2.0
      Aug 9, 2013

      Interesting work with some good people, but mostly hyper-rational introverts led by domineering/uninspiring management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good name recognition and a well-established reputation. Flexible work schedule for researchers. Mostly interesting work. Basic benifits are pretty good. The professional relationships are generally enjoyable at the project and project leader levels. When done well, RAND work can and does make a positive difference. There are unintentional opportunities for professional growth, but no expectation of promotion or advancement from this professional growth.

      Cons

      While RAND touts entrenuership and innovation as core values, there is almost no opportunity for mobility and a significant deference is given to "waiting your turn." Attempts at entrepenuership and innovative thinking by relatively junior research staff are often viewed skeptically and sometimes openly discuoraged by senior staff (especially management). Senior corporate leadership demonstrates little to no interest in the value or experience of individual employees. Senior leadership applies strict reason to all things and makes no real attempt to motivate, lead, or otherwise positively influence people. Management consistently communicates that individual researchers are replacable. This attitude leads management to deal with personnel in a domineering and unresponsive way.

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