ORISE Fellow - Anonymous employee ORISE Employee Review

3.0
Oct 9, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A great way to get a foot in the door of a federal agency. Good networking opportunities with feds and contractors. Good exposure to interesting work. Not a ton of responsibility so it's stress free.

Cons

The pay/benefits is not great especially considering the workload is similar to federal employees who are getting paid twice as much. The bureaucracy of federal agencies is astounding.

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Better pay than average for graduate students Good freedom and flexibility

Cons

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