Pros
The underlying mission of the Simons Foundation is inspiring, and employees can see that few members of the organization really does care about the happiness and well-being of the employees. The facilities and benefits are top notch. The work and pace can be challenging, but there is adequate balance provided to employees.
Cons
Senior management has actually stated that this is not a place for people to grow. Career opportunities are hard to come by. For an organization that wants to pride itself in promoting basic science and mathematics, management is really averse to making data-driven decisions. Favoritism runs rampant, with hand-picked individuals in roles. There are a number of intelligent individuals employed by the organization, but unfortunately not many actually have management skills. There is a distinct lack of management, structure and oversight to promote working more efficiently. Informatics has no clear vision; and bad management led to staff leaving, or requesting to transfer to another team. The informatics team is a cesspool filled with handpicked individuals not qualified to actually manage.