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      Allen Institute

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      Allen Institute reviews

      3.5

      51% would recommend to a friend

      (183 total reviews)

      Rui Costa

      63% approve of CEO

      48% positive business outlook

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      Allen Institute has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 183 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Allen Institute employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      183 reviews
      1.0
      May 9, 2019

      Prepare to be taken for granted.

      Research associate ii
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      Pros

      Good 401k, Health insurance, etc People are generally nice

      Cons

      The administration does not listen to, or seemingly care about, the employees. This is especially true if you’re at the RA level. Without a PhD expect to be treated as a cog in the machine and know that your opinion will not matter to the higher ups. I don’t mean to say that those at the scientist level won’t listen, as they have similar frustrations, but the administration will keep feeding you the same garbage about why you’re actually paid so terribly. Morale is low, turn over is high, CEO/CSO only care about themselves and their reputations.

      2.0
      Feb 27, 2019

      Management is bad.

      Equipment support engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Get to do cool stuff!

      Cons

      Depending on the department-you may have a good experience.

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      Allen Institute Response
      7y
      Getting to do cool stuff is definitely part of the joy of working at the Allen Institute. I'd find it really helpful to learn more about your headline statement "Management is bad". Please feel free to send me more information at: judy.burke@alleninstitute.org
      2.0
      Feb 8, 2019

      lacks diversity, very few opportunities for PoC

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      beautiful building great benefits food on site in busy south lake union

      Cons

      A peripheral view of the admin team will show you that there is not a single person of color on the highest level of the org. While amongst the sciences there is a spattering of people of color overall the organizations really lacks in diversity. Maybe its science, maybe its just a bias amongst the c-level that perpetuates down to other management structures. There are very few to little opportunities to grow. There are many stories of PoCs who tried to climb up in the organization and were laid off or "re-orged".

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      Allen Institute Response
      7y
      There is no question that diversity and celebration of diversity enables success, and I appreciate you sharing what you see. As a new member of the Institute, I am looking at our data from a number of perspectives, and will work with our leadership to ensure improvement. You point out the recruitment tactics as a limiting factor, and we will also take a look in this area. Big changes start with awareness, and I think data helps too.
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