Avoid working for IT at Ropes and Gray - Anonymous employee Ropes & Gray Employee Review

1.0
Oct 12, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I had some great coworkers, with whom I am still in touch. Good benefits. Salary was fine, but not spectacular, especially considering the level of stress I felt in this job.

Cons

Working in the IT Department (for only a few months before I was let go) was the worst work experience I have had in my life. This includes working as a dishwasher in a cafeteria! I was given unclear direction about how I was to be spending my time from day to day and was basically expected to train myself. A few months in, I suddenly started receiving negative feedback on my performance, and then I was told I hadn't improved quickly enough and was let go. In every other IT job I have had before and since, I have been considered a top-performing employee. I had a new job within a month, and I've since found out that almost everyone I worked with at Ropes and Gray has either left due to the working conditions, or been fired.

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Cons

Bonus is incredibly minimal, less than a normal paycheck. Work can seem very tedious, and repetitive. Training is poor and all over the place, very unorganized. There is no room for growth in this department, suggestions have been made to create new roles that are more specific rather than “analyst”. The term “analyst” is used to load on as much work as possible with no distinction of “stretch” job duties.

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