RAND reviews

Terrible internal labor market, mediocre & unresponsive managers, a lot of uncertainty & anxiety inducing business model

Unacceptable pay: students get paid the same PhD wages in Santa Monica as a student in the Midwest Disparity: students who can't find work in defense are forced to work much harder Consulting buzzword syndrome: if you can't find work in AI or equity, your work has less visibility Other: horrible mental health access through Kaiser; administrative staff is often unsympathetic/abusive toward student concerns; administrative staff almost always mishandles fellow wages for students who seek alternative arrangements, causing such students to be denied merit pay raises;