Urban Science reviews

The training department is completely useless - it's pretty much sink or swim here when you first start. About 90% of IT is useless also - they assume (1) as a "user" you are basically an idiot and (2) that you function like a 90 year old on a laptop. Upper management (directors and higher) seems a little out of touch with things like understanding reasonable timelines, ensuring availability of resources for projects with lofty goals, and prioritizing the types of knowledge to share with their teams. Examples: - Holding lengthy meetings explaining office decoration color schemes - Requesting data for meetings at the last minute - Ignoring/enabling lazy employees by offloading work onto others Teams do not seem to have clearly defined roles and responsibilities - there is much finger-pointing that occurs when things don't get done. Raises are not awarded based on merit - it seems that all employees get a set percentage increase assuming they've met what managers deem the "minimum effort". Lazy employees seem to get the same increase as the hardest working employees on a team.

Urban Science has made strides in increasing their starting pay, though nothing for current employees. For those taking a vow of poverty, Urban Science will help you achieve your goal Once, you are brought in, expect virtually no raises or bonuses as well as little to no vertical movement opportunities