“Working at the U.S. Botanic Garden”

Pros:  “Beautiful environment and challenging issues for horticulturists.”

Cons:  “Limited opportunities for advancement. Goverment pay freezes.” – Full Review

“Great Social Enterprise Internship Opportunity”

Pros:  “It was great to work as an intern during the planning and execution phases of the Global Youth Enterprise Conference. You play an integral role in the execution and are…”

Cons:  “The position is unfortunately unpaid. The intern is also not really exposed to much of the technical work that Making Cents specializes in.” – Full Review

“Independence, high quality research facilities, the pace of work is slow”

Pros:  “Excellent compensation and benefits package as compared to similar organizations. The advantage of living in a suburb near Chicago. High quality life. Excellent research…”

Cons:  “Pace of work is slow mainly because of the amount of paperwork involved. No clear guidance on transition to a permanent position. Many times you have to generate…” – Full Review

“Early years great, bankruptcy and restructure resulted in management mess”

Pros:  “Management in the first few years was great; balanced workload, pleasant team members, satisfactory salary, work-life balance great. Never expected to work extra hours…”

Cons:  “After bankruptcy in 2003, slew of middle management laid off and I was ricocheted around from group to group with no clear direction in my career path or…” – Full Review

“Great place to learn and grow with people you will remember!”

Pros:  “Work with some great people including managers and supervisors. Has a real great family feel to the workday. Growing company with new jobs being added frequently and…”

Cons:  “Pay is seems a little on the lower range compared to similar jobs and the benefits recently took a hit in the health care side like most companies. Prepare for some…” – Full Review