Actual rating is a 2.5 - Senior Associate Exponent Employee Review

3.0
Feb 23, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very smart people work at the company, but most are inaccessible and/or are too bought in and drink the kool-aid.

Cons

Very high turnover the last few years. Everything is designed for the company to be profitable, with little to no regard on compensation levels for junior staff (analyst, associate, sr associate). They will try to squeeze you for all you have. The performance review process is so disjointed where you can't actually vouch for yourself whatsoever and is a game of telephone going up to the CEO. Leadership team is as relatable as a cardboard box. HR department is too small, and focuses on doubling down on why they are right instead of doing anything to improve employee experience. This may seem drastic but listen to the other similar reviews on the site and decide for yourself. I was treated *relatively* well and got promoted quickly and still feel this way. Don't even bother accepting an analyst position here.

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Pros

Good benefits and great culture

Cons

Inconsistent workload but partly due to the nature of the business

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2.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Diverse work, intelligent and ambitious colleagues, above average compensation package for newly minted PhDs. Giving 2 stars simply because of these perks.

Cons

Extremely poor work/life balance, high pressure on billable hours/utilization, cutthroat/burn-and-churn culture, weak management, poor mentorship opportunities (didn't feel inspired by many leaders), sink-or-swim onboarding (I think this has changed a little since I left), ton of gatekeeping around promotions, and worst of all.... there's very little humanity present in the culture. Almost everyone I knew didn't fundamentally feel as if their office, practice, and/or manager cared about them as a human. Bad managers get promoted so long as they're revenue generating. I would not recommend this company to be a person's first choice.

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