Measured Progress Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Measured Progress full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Consultants are relied on to complete the spectrum of tasks, from passage writing and item writing to providing content review of junior staff's work.

Cons – Consultants are not able to see the end product. If this were possible there'd be more investment.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Measured Progress

Pros – Location is great; nice campus. Many nice, decent, hardworking coworkers who support each other. Good amount of paid time off (unfortunately people in some positions are so overworked that they don't get to take full advantage of it) and pretty good benefits.

Cons – Senior management seems reluctant to admit the huge mistakes made in technology development. There is a head in the sand mentality. Anyone who has differing opinions or who brings up issues that need to be addressed is marginalized or worse. Absolutely no professional development plan; if you don't fight for your own professional development you won't get any and even then you need to jump through hoops. Morale is currently the lowest I have seen of anywhere I have worked.

Advice to Senior Management – Take action before the ship goes down. Listen to your employees; they really are trying to help. Employees are on the front lines dealing with the day to day problems. Their input can help you but many fear speaking up because we've seen what can happen to our coworkers who do.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Measured Progress full-time

Pros – Amazing people. I met some of the most real and genuine people when I worked at MP. I truly believed that MP was on the precipice of becoming a thought leader in the entire Ed Tech sector. I will always remember the people and lessons taught at Measured Progress. Everyone in O.I.T. meant well and tried from their own perspectives.

Cons – Buckle in...

Lousy facilities and office space. Little to no "perks" and what they did offer was banal at best. Lousy pay. The entire building at Watson is haunted by the specter of SUCCESS. They allow talented and smart people to languish in mediocrity and slack like crazy. A culture of "Good enough for government work". A culture of intimidation and shaming throughout the entire company. A fear of applying 21st century technology because it's "UNPROVEN". Too many people in leadership positions with a hero complex. Lousy culture within which to foster REAL innovation. Not enough technical leadership. A fear of empowered and strong women. Misogyny. Small town mentality that leads to a fear of ANYTHING outside of the walls of Watson. Too many cast offs from other orgs in the area in leadership positions. CANCEROUS C LEVEL LEADERSHIP. I cannot stress this enough, you have board members that are rotten to the core and C level exes collecting checks for making random walkthroughs and little else. I could go on, but I'm afraid God himself may strike me down for bludgeoning the weak.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop being mediocre. Stop making D level crap in OIT. Get people who care in the correct leadership positions. Stop maintaining a woefully pathetic status quo. MP can lead projects that are revolutionary in Ed Tech. Stop thinking in such a small and supplicated box.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Measured Progress

Pros – The workforce below management levels is very cohesive. Many employees have been happy working there for a long time. It's a beautiful work site.

Cons – The atmosphere went from owe're all in this together to a schism between managment and staff. It started with more corporate managers coming in. Management built distrust by not informing staff of new practices and policies, and promising to train and support the workforce then not funding prof development or hiring enough workers to handle hte work. it's too Bad.

Advice to Senior Management – Your employess have gone from happy to work there to resentful of treatment.Its a mistake not to address it.

Current Employee – been working at Measured Progress

Pros – Most people show a cooperative spirit. The managers all seem very reasonable in their expectations. Overall there is a pleasant work atmosphere.

Cons – Sometimes, an emphasis on protocol outwieghs practicality or efficiency.

Advice to Senior Management – Work to keep MP a pleasant place to work. Be careful not to burn out good workers with overtime work and give them down time in between projects. Some employees are working multiple projects and do not get enough down time to stay fresh.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Measured Progress

Pros – Better-than-excellent benefits. Intellectually charged atmosphere. Laudable corporate vision. Like any corporate culture, Measured Progress has its cliques, but by and large, there is great camaraderie across work functions for people working at similar levels. Work is project-based, so few employees find themselves doing the same thing day in and day out. Management wants Measured Progress to be a “learning organization,” so staff at all levels are provided ample training. Voices throughout the company encouraged often to contribute to company planning. Frequent promotions from within provide career paths throughout the company. Partnerships with competing companies allow staff members to network across the industry.

Cons – Risk-taking discouraged. Resistance to outside ideas. Upcoming transition from founding CEO to new-hire CEO from outside the organization could change almost everything.

Advice to Senior Management – Foster entrepreneurialism. Consider outside ideas. Put all aspects of corporate vision into full practice.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Measured Progress

Pros – good pay and casual atmosphere

Cons – no benefits for temp employees

Current Employee – been working at Measured Progress full-time

Pros – It was a flexible job with periods of an occasional functioning department when it was not busy.
Education benefits are very helpful and Pay was ok for a nonprofit institution.

Cons – Employee opinions are not heard unless you are in corporate or management.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your work force and give them some acknowledgement as professionals, not just hired help. Do not play favoritism with some people over others. Causes lack of respect toward management and employees that work hard are essential to day to day operations and should be treated as such.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Measured Progress

Pros – Great benefits for the area. Nice campus and office environment. Well-educated and intelligent workforce.

Cons – Too many long term employees hanging on to the past. Underperformers are not held accountable, while overperformers pick up the slack and are burning out. There is expectation that staff will sacrifice nights, weekends, holidays, and vacations with no incentive or extra compensation. Compensation levels are very low compared to similar work in other companies/industries and raises/bonuses are not based on contribution but on everyone getting the same percentage. Senior management is slow to recognize problems. When they do, it's usually the wrong things they focus on. Some managers are roadblocks to progress and don't allow their teams to do their best work. Need more resources to help staff do their jobs and cut down on the massive amounts of overtime. Lack of accountability for the many projects that are not getting delivered on time yet management slow to see it. This results in an us against them mentality between technology division and rest of the company as rest of staff wonders why management can't see what we see.

Advice to Senior Management – Hold underperformers (including senior managers and technology) accountable. Stop expecting staff to sacrifice without proper compensation. Add more resources to help stop burnout. Listen to feedback; don't shoot the messenger.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Measured Progress

Pros – The people that I work with on my team.
It has a lot of potential to become a serious contender in the Education market.
Thomas Squeo has an amazing vision for how technology can be used to set us apart from the competition.

Cons – The whole us vs. them mentality that is pervasive at this company (Corporate vs. IT). We are quickly turning into our own worst enemy.

Advice to Senior Management – Please just learn how to get along. The divisiveness that is expressed at the higher levels of the company, trickles down to the rest of us.