MDRC Reviews
Updated Jul 20, 2022
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- "The organization has a great mission and my colleagues are all passionate about the work they do." (in 5 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Supportive organization with great salaries and benefits
Apr 15, 2022 - Technical Research Associate in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Overall competitive pay and benefits, more clarity from leadership and professional development needed
Jul 20, 2022 - Operations Analyst in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Amazing projects and incredible staff.
Cons
Not much opportunity for entry level employees.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great Coworkers and company culture but lost upper management
May 4, 2022 - Research AssistantRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
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
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Slow and steady wins the race?
Dec 31, 2021 - Research Analyst in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
needs improvement and better management who actually walk the talk
Dec 27, 2021 - Researcher in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
I have always felt supported here.
Cons
Often short-staffed, leading to heavy workloads.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
dedicated and caring colleagues, working towards open communication with staff at all levels
Cons
long hours and multiple competing priorities
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great people; undervalued and underpaid
Oct 27, 2021 - Research Assistant in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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
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MDRC has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 94 reviews left anonymously by employees. 53% of employees would recommend working at MDRC to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
53% of MDRC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated MDRC 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.
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