Pros
Great WFH flexibility. Program missions are well intentioned, making it easy to bond with colleagues over a similar cause. Camaraderie is strong (when it is found), and allows employees a good sandbox to learn the industry and grow their expertise in energy efficiency together.
Cons
Consulting lends itself to stretching employees thin to keep margins high, and leadership is slow to react to help resolve this inherent conflict. A recent spike in new business has left teams disproportionately resourced and scrambling to make new hires. A pathway to career progression is muddy, leaving it up to the employee to trial and error professional growth strategies with little insight as to what meets expectations and what doesn’t. I would recommend RI to anyone, but would encourage them to be diligent about respecting their own work-life-balance boundaries. It will be tempting to go with the flow for the sake of making things work. There is a difference between being a team player and taking on too much. Most folks are burnt out, oblivious to the gravity of the situation, or too focused on staying afloat to pause and collaborate on a wider solution. RI was a fantastic place to work at one point, and has the potential to get back to that.
