Not worth more than a year of your career life - Senior Business Analyst EAB Employee Review

I can’t say enough bad things about this organization. It is truly one of the worst places I have worked. They brag about being more selective and having a higher rejection rate than Ivy League schools – that stat, if true, is probably because they have a huge pool of applicants and hires fresh out of college being brought in to do the grunt work of cold calling. The company seems to be leveraging the good reputation of years past. The culture skews young, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, except that it attracts and retains the worst aspect of type A personalities – those who are in it for their own promotion and advancement, who won’t hesitate to throw teammates under the bus. Management is blind to this, if not actively encouraging it. Management further acknowledges that they pay less than industry standards to their comparables (although, what they consider their competitors is inaccurate – they are more of a consulting light, and people are rewarded for their ability to talk a good game rather than actually do good work) but tries to make up for it through a better work-life balance and “perks” like monthly company sponsored happy hours. This is a great perk if you are fresh out of school and want to continue your frat party days. They clearly are not paying enough given the incidence of theft of lunches from the community fridge. The work culture is cultish at best – they have an impressive media team that makes slick videos about all the company is doing, but if you look past the razzle dazzle, you can see everyone is drinking the koolaid. Management doesn’t invest in individuals’ career growth – the company doesn’t even have a true HR function (or if they do, it is unclear who to talk to about a non-career advancement issue – even someone on the HR team acknowledged it is unclear). Instead, they have folks dedicated to recruiting, hiring, and annual reviews, called Career Services. But this team is not invested in fairness or career growth for employees – in any dispute they side with the manager and don’t really bother hearing all sides of an issue. People are promoted without being taught how to be good/effective managers. Unhappy employees everywhere, mostly putting in their time to get the company name on the resume and one of the arbitrary title promotions.