Up until around 3/4 years ago, Costar was a great place to work. There were lots of benefits, opportunity, and trust between management and researchers. It was a job I thoroughly enjoyed and could see myself continuing to do for as long as I was able. Unfortunately, this has completely turned around in this space of time. It became a horrible place to work. Higher management have zero respect for employees. Their excuse that a few bad eggs have made it this way, means that those who have worked hard, put in the extra effort (and given up any sign of work/life balance) for years, get treated like nothing they've ever done has been good enough. People are leaving at any chance they get, realising the consistent anxiety and feeling of worthlessness is not worth the pay cheque. Consistent unrealistic targets and off track projects. The US have no thought about the differences in culture and business over here. The most successful companies do not treat their employees like this, and I fear this company is slowly destroying itself one employee at a time. It's such a shame...when will they realise...?!
