Culture eroding; pay and benefits not keeping pace with the market. - Researcher Mathematica Employee Review

2.0
Jan 3, 2025
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Pros

Everyone is collegial and smart. You have complete flexibility over your hours and location. Some of the projects are fairly impactful and prestigious - particularly the federal healthcare work. 401K match + ESOP contribution rates are good.

Cons

The pay is not competitive with the market. Pay increases typically don't keep up with inflation. Promotions take ages (4-6 years on average to get a promotion.) There is no paid family leave - just a weekly supplement on top of your state disability benefits give you, and the supplement only lasts for the duration of your state disability benefits. There has been significantly higher churn in the past few years. If you're in one of the businesses where the company is well-established and competitive (like federal healthcare), you can have a decent experience - the pay will still be low, but it's stable, impactful, and not very stressful. It's much more challenging to be in one of the business areas that Mathematica is trying to establish a footing in.

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5.0
Apr 11, 2026
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Pros

Great colleagues, 401k match, and interesting work

Cons

Work life balance could be improved and more ability to move between departments

3.0
Jun 29, 2026
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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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