Formerly a great place to work with some cons
Pros
Pre Jan 2025, RTI had a lot of resources, a collegial environment, and talented staff. Flexible work policy that enabled many people to work from wherever and not have to commute to an office. Existing offices were quite nice and had amenities. Paid quite well for a nonprofit, although the benefits were mid-tier.
Cons
Unfortunately much of this has changed since Jan 2025 and this has only revealed some of RTI's weaknesses, including the competitive and political environment once RTI lost significant amounts of funding, the lack of effective training of junior staff, and the very stressful time accounting practices. The bureaucracy of RTI is also enormous and it can takes many tries to find the right person to answer a question or figure out a process, which can be really frustrating.
