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Observer Research Foundation

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Poor research quality, used to be good now become more like a news outlet - Fellow Observer Research Foundation Employee Review

2.0
Aug 10, 2021
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Pros

Decent place to get some very basic policy research experience on CV and network. It used to have good researchers and publish nice analysis but has been trending towards 24x7 news outlet in recent years with focus on opinion pieces, blogs and conferences. Do not expect to do any serious research here.

Cons

The work is mostly menial labor and ghost writing for the senior fellows and director. Also expect to do a lot of work organising conferences, even those that are not related to your field. Salaries are terrible and work culture is very bad with public humiliations, abusive language and more. Most junior employees leave within 2-3 years max.

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5.0
Aug 23, 2021
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Pros

Team building, accessibility, manageable workload.

Cons

I had a remote internship, which got in the way of building more interpersonal relationships with teams.

5.0
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Pros

Very good for career progress

Cons

None if you work hard

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