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Dec 27, 2018
Former employee, more than 8 years
Washington, DC
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Pros
RAND certainly has a positive reputation, has produced good to great work, and has admirable qualities such as nonpartisanship and objectivity at its core.
Cons
Sadly RAND does not live up to its promise. It bills itself as a flat matrix like organization, but in reality it is very disorganized, has an ineffective business model, high overhead, and absent and tired leadership. Being a social or political scientist is particularly exhausting as you're constantly uncertain whether you have work. in the future. There is also no recourse; HR is very hands off and you're never sure who to go to for help as it is a "flat" organization.