Awesome place to worki - Anonymous employee ORAU Employee Review

5.0
Aug 12, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company is well-established, stable, and growing. The new CEO is instituting changes to improve performance and quality while maintaining integrity. Management is supportive of employee efforts to balance work and life. My hard work is recognized and rewarded within the limits set by the government contract ORAU supports.

Cons

Some employees have a 'we've always done it that way' mentality that inhibits necessary changes and improvements to work processes. The rapid growth of the company has led to some growing pains.

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Cons

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Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

The pros heavily depend on your host facility, program manager and mentor. My mentor is great and allows me lots of freedom to do my work and develop my skills. Depending on your host facility you get to work with federal agencies and potentially get connections for a permanent job.

Cons

We are considered not employed, but a "participant in a program". Our salary is a taxable income. There is no benefits other than an offered health insurance that costs hundreds each month out of your salary for minimal coverage. There is no PTO. You have to ask permission if you want to take a day off or go on a trip. Any problems with the management goes unnoticed and you get told by ORISE to speak to the program manager even if they are the problem.

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