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Caring Employer, Needed More Oversight of Management - Research Scientist Public Health Institute Employee Review

4.0
Apr 5, 2016
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Pros

As an organization, I really felt PHI cared about it's employees personally and professionally. Pay was very good if you knew to negotiate, and raises came yearly. Benefits were excellent, though fairly expensive if relying on them for a family. As an employee, you pay into SDI, so I was able to take nice long maternity leaves. In my position, I was not micromanaged, yet at times there was a complete lack of guidance...especially when I first started. I had zero introduction to my job duties or expectations. Though I had to aggressively advocate for my promotions, it was worth it to work with some very seasoned and talented staff who taught me a lot.

Cons

- Faily expensive benefits - At times, too little guidance from supervisor - Not enough oversight of senior management at our site; many complaints about Program Director after numerous staff were mistreated, yet seemed like HR was unaware

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5.0
Jan 3, 2026
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Pros

Generous PTO and holidays, really helpful HR dept

Cons

Not much normalization for alternative work schedules like every other Friday off or 4-day work weeks.

3.0
Mar 28, 2026
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Pros

Remote work with flexible hours as needed. Great to be a part of such mission driven work. Health insurance and retirement matching are incredible.

Cons

Experience can vary based on your program and PI/PD. There seems to be no accountability for PI/PD's and there's no way for employees to safely communicate concerns without fear of retribution or retaliation, leading to very toxic work environments where lower-level staff get the short end of the stick. Given that programs are grant-funded, PI/PD's can also cut/reduce staff's FTE and then delegate tasks to staff remaining without any salary/title change, leading to burnout, frustration and low team morale.

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