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    Abt Associates Reviews

    Updated November 13, 2018
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    Abt Associates President and CEO Kathleen L. Flanagan
    Kathleen L. Flanagan
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    Pros

    • "Decent work-life balance though things get hectic during proposals or prior to deliverable due dates" (in 55 reviews)

    • "They are doing some interesting work" (in 21 reviews)

    Cons

    • "It disrupted work-life balance for many" (in 10 reviews)

    • "Your personal experience will depend greatly on the dept you work in and the senior staff person/people who support most often" (in 11 reviews)

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    1. "Great company, Great culture"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Rockville, MD
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Rockville, MD
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Abt Associates full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Flexible schedules, interesting work and fun colleagues; lots of things to take part in whether it's work, fun or community events

      Cons

      Lots of change going on but its so the company can grow

    2. "Call Center Research Interviewer (Spanish)"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Abt Associates part-time

      Pros

      Flexible schedule, slightly higher pay for bilingual staff

      Cons

      No benefits (health insurance, paid holidays, paid sick days, etc.) for part-time staff, repetitive tasks

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Unfair salary practices"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Abt Associates full-time

      Pros

      You become part of an incredible global network, with opportunities to work with people all over the world

      Cons

      They base salary offerings are based on past employment salaries and do not take into consideration large enough differences in cost of living, especially if you've been working overseas, previous under-payment salary history, such as employment at an NGO... The salary bands for the same level are enormous, spanning a difference of $30k or more and cross each other. So an associate analyst can be earning more than an analyst or an analyst with a comparable position and years of experience to another may be earning an additional $20k.

      Program managers can be stringent in their project culture in a way that contradicts company culture.

    4. "A good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Abt Associates full-time

      Pros

      Ability to work remotely, ability to work across divisions

      Cons

      Disconnect between junior and senior staff

    5. "Relaxed Culture"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Abt Associates full-time

      Pros

      Job security. This place operates like the government in that people don't seem t get fired. There are a lot of lifers.

      Cons

      Favoritism towards certain staff memebers

    6. Helpful (2)

      "Sub Admin"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Abt Associates full-time

      Pros

      worked for 4 years. Great environment.

      Cons

      None. Great people. Great environment.

    7. "Interesting work, going through a lot of changes"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Abt Associates full-time

      Pros

      Interesting work, opportunity to work across projects

      Cons

      A lot of changes, lack of transparency

    8. "Flexible work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Abt Associates full-time

      Pros

      Flexible, global focus, expanding internationally

      Cons

      Nothing especially sticks out as negative

    9. "Mission Driven"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Abt Associates full-time

      Pros

      really important and impactfull work

      Cons

      no downsides at all here!

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Touting ethics in surveys, lacking ethics in employee quality of life"

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      Former Employee - Researcher
      Former Employee - Researcher
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Abt Associates part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      It felt good participating in important research. You can choose your own schedule.

      Cons

      Though you can choose your own schedule, you are supposed to be able to sign up for between 20-29 hours, but this is only if there are even 20 hours available. When I started I was told we could work up to 40 hours, then this was immediately nixed. Then there weren't even 20 hours available. You cannot count on any kind of stability....and while hours are sparse, they continue to hire more people, making less hours available....which creates animosity towards the new people. Only a couple of the supervisors are friendly. The rest are always in bad moods and glare at everyone, and become irritable if you ask questions to make sure you're handling information correctly. It's a really miserable environment that offers hours and wages you can't live off of

      Advice to Management

      Stop hiring if you can't offer hours. Focus as much on ethics when it comes to the quality of life of your employees as you do with the information you're handling. Treat the employees like people and not just dialing machines.

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