MDRC Reviews

Pros

Salaries and benefits are great. Work schedules (hours and location) are flexible. I've always felt very supported and been given opportunities for growth and leadership. The people generally have very little ego--mostly just nerds who are looking to make the world a better place. The organization has a big impact on public policy and practice.

Cons

Organizational culture has become a bit of an ideological bubble that is not accepting of dissenting opinions

Pros

Competitive pay compared to other non profits, good benefits, enjoy most of my coworkers personally, people are smart and driven

Cons

Not great organization of tasks and clarity of certain positions. F pretty much nonexistent opportunities for professional development or training

Pros

Amazing projects and incredible staff.

Cons

Not much opportunity for entry level employees.

Pros

A great work life balance and environment to learn skills and feel like you're doing meaningful work

Cons

Company management seems fairly out of touch with maintaining a workplace where all employees feel valued which frankly feels ironic considering the nature of the work.

Pros

-Good company culture, all of the people are generally nice and easy to work with -supportive management -variety of tasks and does not get boring

Cons

-unfair assignment of tasks, limited room for growth in terms of position and salary

Pros

Really thoughtful and nice people to work with, good work-life balance if you prioritize it

Cons

Mission can feel abstract and work is very slow-moving

Pros

flexibility in work schedule lots of smart people

Cons

so much elitism and hierarchy; very hard to be heard as junior person very hard to grow in the company

Pros

I have always felt supported here.

Cons

Often short-staffed, leading to heavy workloads.

Pros

dedicated and caring colleagues, working towards open communication with staff at all levels

Cons

long hours and multiple competing priorities

Pros

The people are by far the best piece of MDRC. I worked with some of the brightest, most thoughtful, interesting, and caring people who became wonderful and lifelong friends. The benefits package was great for me - very good health insurance and excellent vacation days.

Cons

No upward mobility - RA positions are typically for 1-3 years, and the culture is such that RAs are treated as if they will leave, so the company doesn't invest in them in areas the RA is interested in pursuing, such as professional development or skills-based trainings. RAs and other "junior" staff are undervalued and underpaid