great ideas, poor implementation - Anonymous employee Allen Institute Employee Review

2.0
Sep 17, 2024
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-inspiring science and ethos -many wonderful colleagues -folks generally passionate about their work

Cons

-highly flawed management with no real management training and no oversight of managers -hiring is broken -- I saw so many underqualified people get hired into roles they could not do well -no real performance evaluations -- poor performers aren't held to any kind of standard and are often even promoted; promotions seem to be based on kissing up rather than merit.

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