“fabulous place to work, even if you're barely paid”

Pros:  “really engaging and innovative work, small office means lots of face time with everyone, opportunity to attend lots of events as a RC representative/org is very flexible and…”

Cons:  “extremely small stipend, confusion as to hiring process for Fellows afterwards” – Full Review

“Good career path and earning potential for young professionals.”

Pros:  “Great opportunity to earn what you work for in professional positions. (Big bell curve, but performance = big $$) Sales careers pay much better than competitors, and other…”

Cons:  “New organizational chart created sales/operations silos. Lack of communication between the two is hurting ability to adapt in changing market climate. Horrible…” – Full Review

“RAND is a fascinating, challenging, one-of-a-kind work environment”

Pros:  “You will be surrounded by brilliant co-workers on every project you work on. RAND encourages a work-life balance. The multi-disciplinary culture represents what many people…”

Cons:  “brilliance is generally accomodated by big egos....but its for less harmless reasons than a corporate culture would engender” – Full Review

“Great benefits and flexibility”

Pros:  “Benefit package Flex scheduling Casual atmosphere Work life balance”

Cons:  “Slightly lower pay than average Advancement opportunities for non engineers” – Full Review

“Good place to work, a fair amount of politics”

Pros:  “Great work life balance, great, friendly people and relaxed environment; opportunity to work on *big* projects that really make a difference, large budgets, tons of exposure…”

Cons:  “Quite political - not clear how / why promotions happen, and performance sometimes seems second to peoples' ability to work the system.” – Full Review

“Good Place to Gain Experience and Learn New Skills”

Pros:  “Excellent place to learn and develope new skills. Multiple chances to move on to new projects as old projects end.”

Cons:  “Periodic work force reductions as contracts ended as is typical of arerospace and defense.” – Full Review

“Good Stuff!”

Pros:  “The people are friendly and the work is challenging. The potential of the impact that we can make in ecommerce is amazing.”

Cons:  “The start up feel is energizing, but it can sometimes make you crazy. We are moving so quickly that simple processes are either complicated or nonexistent.” – Full Review

“Some of the smartest people with whom you can work”

Pros:  “Intellectual challenge for analyzing, building, and testing advanced sensors. Managers recognize effective communication as well as thorough analysis of a problem and…”

Cons:  “New grads can get lost. Many of the most interesting projects are classified. Accounting system does not motivate programs to mentor or train junior engineers.” – Full Review