Mid Management is Unruly - Anonymous employee DAI Employee Review

1.0
Apr 29, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lovely people that work themselves to death. Very family oriented. Great opportunities and chances to travel to developing countries. You’ll be given the “chance” to carve out your own path.

Cons

Beware of middle management. HR will turn a blind eye and your managers will cut you. You’ll give them 60-80 hours a week but they still won’t care about the time you’re commiting to them. They don’t favor women very well (and I’m a guy saying this).

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