Berkeley Research Group Reviews

Pros

Good pay and good people

Cons

A lot of competition inside the company.

Pros

- Competitive compensation, transparent bonus calculation - Very smart, collegial group of people who are willing help and share their experiences (when not over 100% utilized) - Casework is highly interesting and intellectually challenging - Good benefits, PTO build up after 2 years - Reimbursement for classes + internal development at the consultant level - Family leave policy (when not denied by your expert) ...

Cons

- Management does not address systemic issues with team short-staffing and expert behavior. Team reputation precedes team workload. If a team has a bad reputation, no jr staff will want to work on the team. Thus, the team continues to be understaffed, leading to deteriorating quality of work. Finally, the expert/ manager lashes out against the poor work quality and brings down team morale further. - There are very excellent...

Advice to Management

- Address staff concerns over the years with actionable strategies. Provide management training not only to emerging consultants, emerging experts, but also to existing experts who have a reputation among staff. - Spread the work more evenly across teams. High performers are compensated well but are often penalized by being given more work. High performers do not have time to develop other professional endeavors, such...

Pros

Amicable environment, good people, academic setting

Cons

Stress, work and life balance is hard

Pros

Great group of intelligent and motivated people in the company.

Cons

Long hours, but other than that no cons!

Pros

Lots of autonomy yet incentives are in place for collaboration; Really smart people

Cons

Transition to larger company has not always been smooth

Advice to Management

Keep it up.

Pros

-Ability to work from home

Cons

-Passive aggressive coworkers who will throw you under the bus/take credit for work you have done -No communication -HR has no professionalism or courtesy -Managers won't tell you if you mess up -You work late almost every night and work weekends as well

Pros

Pay is competitive and there's a great view from the office.

Cons

Where to start? The very structure of this organization (experts in their own silo, pool of staff where only the favorites get projects) does not the stage for a workplace that has open communication, learning opportunities, mentorship, or equal distribution of work. If you make a single mistake, you're likely to be fired. If you ask questions, you will be looked at like a moron. There are no programs in place to get...

Advice to Management

Take a good long look at how you treat your employees. Break down silos between experts, create an onboarding program and facilitate the spread of projects so everyone has billable hours. Train your managers to manage staff, not stab them in the back. Use your weekly meeting to create a positive work culture. Hire an HR team that is warm and welcoming. Stop expecting your employees to work 24/7/365. Just do better. You...

Pros

Qualified personnel with both statistical and data analytical knowledge

Cons

Still on the new learning curve

Pros

Interesting work and an opportunity to work with leading experts in their fields.

Cons

Limited growth opportunity within the company.

Pros

Interesting work. Collegial environment. Good base pay and bonus.

Cons

Unpredictable work hours; on average, long too.