Lots of autonomy, lots of hierarchy, little support or infrastructure, great benefits, no incentives to collaborate - Directed Projects WestEd Employee Review

2.0
Feb 28, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, autonomy and flexibility (especially if you have a PhD), decent salary.

Cons

Poor management, poor infrastructure, poor professional developmenet (non-existent), poor mentoring (depends on the division), siloed, internal competition, favoritism, low morale, lack of vision, management seems to value money over mission

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