Great first job - Research Associate EAB Employee Review

4.0
25 Dec 2018
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Pros

You learn a lot about how to write well for business settings, manage projects, and many other marketable skills. Employers I interviewed with after I left EAB were very impressed with what I did as a research associate. The perks are great, and the job is cushy. Pretty flexible workplace overall. Some cool people. The work is occasionally interesting. Plenty of opportunities for upward movement! Salary is good for a recent liberal arts grad. Working with other young people is great because we're just more chill overall and not as caught up on BS.

Cons

Keep in mind, this is not a nonprofit kind of job. It's a business job. You are serving the interests of the company. That's not necessarily a problem for some, but I wasn't a huge fan. Management can be spotty. I personally had an abusive manager, but everyone else above me was really great. People on research are more introverted and can be a bit awkward. The job gets very repetitive after a couple of months, and the opportunities to advance aren't really that exciting of positions.

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5.0
17 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great management and company culture

Cons

Lower pay compared to the market

2.0
1 Apr 2026
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Pros

Had a history of supporting employee needs (e.g. hybrid)

Cons

- has become obsessed with in-office culture and "being present" (i.e., super limited full remote roles now), would not be surprised if the exec team submits a RTO mandate soon - compensation is under what you should receive, regardless of tenure or level. The amount of work far outpaces your salary. -because of the point above, burnout and a culture of irritability is omnipresent. - do NOT take the senior promotion, it just results in more work (you do multiple smaller projects in addition to your current workload and now lead trainings) and a small pay increase that does not even match inflation. - expectation that less senior staff have to interpret everything, big lack of clarity between need-to-have feedback and preference-edit feedback - instead of annual raises that match inflation, you get to spend full days quarterly with the team talking about topics that have nothing to do with your day-to-day - Management has become very clique-y, good luck moving into management if you're not already a part of the clique (or fully remote) - Unpaid overtime is expected but you will get shamed for not doing everything during the workday. - We currently work with the military and with the police as recruitment strategists so ICE will probably be next

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