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Good to start, but don't stay long - Research Associate Center For The Study Services Employee Review

3.0
Dec 26, 2018
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Pros

Good benefits: cheap healthcare, great 403b contribution, 3 weeks+ PTO Very smart and dedicated colleagues. Multiple opportunities to interact outside of work. Flat organization with lots of responsibility for junior employees. Decent yearly raises. Great downtown location. Healthy business financials mean your job is pretty much secure. Not required to stay late and management will work with you to reallocate work, but if you care about your clients/projects and meeting deadlines, you will have quite a few late nights.

Cons

Only speaking of the healthcare research side (note there is also a magazine side with different working conditions): Low starting salaries, no opportunity to move up (maybe in 10 years you will get to be a senior associate), no real opportunities for professional development without promising to stay employed there for a long length of time, lots of boring QA (unavoidable to protect our reputation) and repetitive, non-inspiring contracts. Literally you'll be working on 5 projects featuring a slight variation of the same survey for different clients. Rinse and repeat. You will not get to work on anything really innovative or useful for the outside world. It is primarily surveys created by some other entity for healthcare companies to check a regulatory box.

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5.0
Mar 16, 2016
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Pros

You'll learn a lot on the job. Management is very supportive, makes sure you learn and will give you real responsibility over time. If you do your job you will be rewarded for it, raises are excellent. Even if senior staff is going nowhere they find ways to allow growth in your job and promotions.

Cons

Parts of job can be a bit tedious. Certain times of year become really busy. In some ways like any 9 to 5 job in that sense.

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3.0
Jul 29, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Casual working atmosphere, casual dress, regular hours. Some organizational events (holiday party, monthly or quarterly birthday parties, BBQs at the president's house). If you do your job, can stay there forever. Employer contributes 10% to your pension plan whether you contribute anything or not. Hours do allow for a work/life balance.

Cons

Low pay (nonprofit), with no raises unless you make a case for one (even cost of living increases!). No room to move up, as a select few are in positions of power with the well paying jobs and not planning to leave anytime soon. Definite favoritism if you are within those select few. Some people in management positions should not be managing people.

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