American Institutes for Research Reviews
Updated Aug 18, 2022
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Working in the assessment division with poor management and and 'old boys club' mentality." (in 33 reviews)
- "The upper management is completely disconnected and unaware of how the work actually gets done at the lowest levels, so puts some of the most unrealistic demands on the teams." (in 16 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great place to work. Smart colleagues
Cons
Ever growing and changing. Very large institution
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Good work/life balance and flexible with your schedule.
Cons
Very hard to move up if you work in a regional office.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great and fulfilling working experience
Aug 12, 2022 - Research Associate in Arlington, VARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Incredible co-workers, fulfilling work, great learning experience
Cons
Workload can be intense, high expectations
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
I love working here Great environment
Cons
There is nothing wrong to be said
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Intellectually Stimulating and Healthy Workplace
Jul 29, 2022 - Research Associate in Arlington, VARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Friendly staff, good benefits, interesting projects
Cons
Average pay, hard to move up without a PhD
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Friendly team and supportive coworkers
Cons
Worked thru temp service as contract for 6 years
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Learn What You Can And Get Out
Aug 12, 2022 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
It’s a job with benefits and for the most part, staff is nice. Managers/Directors not so much
Cons
Don’t let these false positive reviews fool you. Pretty sure they were advised to write those to bring the ratings up. This is the most disorganized Organization I have ever worked for. Favoritism runs rampant, benefits are awful. Leadership is clueless and out of touch. Zero work to life balance. You will have constant anxiety, there are huge information gaps between teammates, no one knows anything about standards, and processes will change at the drop of a dime. You are on your own.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Organization cares about the public good
Cons
High expectations, so not for people who want to just get by
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
good people to work with
Jun 10, 2022 - Research Associate in San Mateo, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
good co-workers, nice office, good career development path, interesting projects
Cons
no competitive compensation, benefits are not good enough, the organization is constantly experiencing changes
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Good Environment
Jun 10, 2022 - Facilities Assistant in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
CoWorkers are great and helpful, benefits are competent, overall a good experience.
Cons
A lot of the workforce is hire through temp agencies, telework is granted on special cases. Promotions are based on most liked employees which leads to employees competing on workload and work long hours to be considered proactive.
American Institutes for Research Reviews FAQs
American Institutes for Research has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 635 reviews left anonymously by employees. 82% of employees would recommend working at American Institutes for Research to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 9% over the last 12 months.
82% of American Institutes for Research employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated American Institutes for Research 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at American Institutes for Research to be work life balance, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management, career development.
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