Abt Associates Reviews

Pros

Surrounded by very smart, talented, and (mostly) very kind folks. Doing work that can have a positive impact on policy and practice. Decent work-life balance though things get hectic during proposals or prior to deliverable due dates.

Pros

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

Pros

worked for 4 years. Great environment.

Pros

Interesting work, opportunity to work across projects

Pros

Flexible, global focus, expanding internationally

Pros

really important and impactfull work

Pros

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

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.

Pros

junior level staff given responsibility and lots of learning opportunities

Pros

Decent wage
ESOP and 5% match are okay
Easy work
Great coms with middle management
Decent office chairs

Advice to Management

Where do I start? I’m not even mad anymore. I’ve tried twice to advance to a full time junior position. Been told twice that my skills weren’t up to par. I asked why and what I needed to learn to move up. I did what they asked and continually improved myself.
Still am now and yet I have to watch as new hires are made and others are promoted while I’m stuck at the same wage for doing entry level junior work I’ve and more senior staff have done for the past couple of years. I was mad now I’m simply disappointed.
While there are some in management who see this and appreciate what I do (I in turn reciprocate the appreciation), I have to worry each week whether there will be work next week for me.
I should walk away. I should but I can’t.
All I want is job security or at least an honest reasoning behind new people being hired for junior positions while I run in place on this treadmill I’ve seemingly been placed on.

Pros

Easy part time job. Can read books and do anything that doesn’t require your phone or work computer. Some supervisors are really chill and cool.

Advice to Management

Allow people to use their phones as long as their work doesn’t suffer. This is easily assessable when supervisors listen in on calls and check our dial rates. Also, providing workers with headsets whether they are mobile or landline dialing would be a huge quality of life improvement.