Needs a culture/mindset change - Anonymous employee Mathematica Employee Review

2.0
Aug 29, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- good and intelligent coworkers - remote and flexible schedule

Cons

- poor compensation and pto. We get routine emails to donate PTO for colleagues that have emergencies (how about we make an exception for someone in an emergency?) - fear based motivation from management - management is old and only there because they've been at the company for a long time. Not aware of what's needed technologically to push the company forward - hush hush culture - very hierarchical structure - no professional development for junior analysts. I asked to get on a certain type of project for over 1 year. - billing model should be changed - super slow promotions overall: you can tell the company is run by people who have been there a long time. There's little focus on the benefits of new hires and every decision from management is to maximize their retirement package that's coming soon. Motivation should come from a place of excitement and not fear of losing hours or making a mistake.

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3.0
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Pros

Smart people, impactful work. A real community.

Cons

Poor strategic planning. Rather than performing real analysis and proactive thinking, leadership reacts to the environment. Strategy development and implementation at Mathematica seems like leadership throws wet spaghetti against the wall to see what sticks. In the 2010s, it was predictive modeling. Rather than proactively using predictive modeling to support their client's goals and the organization's mission, they created a data analytics division, hired smart people, and provided no guidance to support the division. Today, AI has replaced predictive modeling. These examples provide two instances of failures of corporate leadership; many more exist. Unfortunately, the company suffers from short-term incentives and an aversion to long-term investments. As an employee-owned company, you would think that the board and leadership would be more responsive to the employees. No! Over time, they have removed employees' voices from decision-making and focused on increasing their own power and independence.

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