trust the candid reviews on here, this place isn't what it seems to be externally - Anonymous employee Milken Institute Employee Review

1.0
Mar 27, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

good external brand, big events that look good to external audience

Cons

top-down structure, nepotism is rampant, not so great salaries, toxic personalities that are allowed to thrive, no investment in front line staff, support staff or younger employees, very little accountability from senior management or HR, they just hired a full time HR person last year, in my 4 years at MI I've seen over 30+ staff turn over.

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