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Henry M. Jackson Foundation

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good for scientists of all ilks - Anonymous employee Henry M. Jackson Foundation Employee Review

3.0
Sep 10, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Jackson Foundation has lots of jobs & opportunities- but most are for people with some scientific background. I am a generalist- English major- so there are fewer opportunities- but still some. the program is growing and will be. the benefits are good. Generally an ok place - depends on your boss like most places- but it is pretty good.

Cons

bosses don't delegate well. If you are not a scientist the future may be deadended- depending on your field- they still need all people like anywhere else- accountants, secretaries, etc. it is a place where they are trying to help mankind. You can be proud of that. there are soldiers, civilians and public health people. if you do not like the military- keep away. the army people have been a pleasure to work with in my experience.

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-Meaningful research mission -Feels like a startup with high level of responsibility in early career -Everyone leaves right at 5pm, so work/life balance is great

Cons

-Company cares only about tenure; merit-based raises are extremely hard to come by -Very little communication from HR about performance evaluations, COL increases, or raises; managers never seem to know anything -Poor career advancement and growth and pay is already not great -Team dynamics depend entirely on managers who lack basic project management skills -Without a budget for happy hours, people do not connect outside of work

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