Pros
Good location Small gym in basement Attracts well-meaning people Reasonable salaries at more senior levels
Cons
For-profit company that manages non-profit medical societies (‘clients’). EDI partners have financial stake in company and use non-profit relationship as justification for low salaries. Several partners are executive directors of ‘clients’, which is overt conflict of interest! Claims it supports professional development but only true for association management careers. Many valuable opportunities aren’t supported. My offer to train staff in foundation-level science was turned down as ‘unnecessary because the client isn’t complaining’. Inflexible. Working part-time or intermittently from home is almost impossible (even if they agree to it during the interview). Emphasis is on being seen to work long hours, not on quality of work. Revolving door company. Hire mostly 20-somethings so many key roles filled by people with inadequate experience. Senior staff with experience (and higher salary demands) are considered dispensable. Approach to hiring is to keep seats warm until people leave and are replaced. Extreme micromanagement. Lateral, creative thinking and original ideas frowned upon. Creativity is quickly stifled. Favoritism towards compliant staff that don’t challenge status quo. These staff are used to keep tabs on others who ask questions and make suggestions for improvement, which is seen as a threat.