Pros
- Some teams are great to work with.
- Junior staff are excited, engaged, intelligent, and a pleasure to work with.
- Nice office and weekly meal.
- Good work - life balance
Cons
- Senior leaders maintain an enormous amount of control over all aspects of operations and products. Lots of micromanagement. Autonomy and team trust don't exist.
- Most senior leaders have been at the organization for many years and have little interest in hearing about concerns from junior staff. If concerns are brought up, they are unlikely to be resolved especially if the concern involves a senior staffer's behavior.
- The organization and senior leaders have an inflated sense of their own importance. ITIF feels like it is a big player in political matters, but in reality, very few policymakers know what the organization is. It would do ITIF well to eat some humble pie and level set.
- The health and other job benefits are very underwhelming. PTO accrual is slow and health insurance is disappointing.