Locus Analytics Reviews

A lot of people are taking on roles that might not be their best fit, and the company as a whole is still learning how to navigate tech and economics. You have people from a variety of backgrounds trying to tackle problems when it may be easier to consult or hire experts in those areas. An earlier review by a former employee said there was "lots of chaos," which is pretty true. There are also a lot of projects going at once and plans are always changing, but not always in a way that seems structured and mindful. It's an "interdisciplinary" and "innovative" environment, which really means there are a lot of non-technical people trying or pretending to understand technical matters. The strength of this is that you can look at things from a different perspective, but weaknesses emerge when you have people in charge of projects that they don't fully understand or people needing time to acquire the skill set to actually carry out their projects. Some interns were more satisfied with their experience than others, and it really depended on the leadership of their group and the projects they worked on. It seems like the company as a whole is trying to make their ideas applicable, but external validation of those ideas is less solid than they should be. Working here means you live daily with the feeling that in the long run, things aren't sustainable if they stay the way they are now.

The office feels like chaos somewhat often. There is limited leadership (it is an office that tries to be "flat" but isn't in practice, which can be very confusing). The goals for projects change frequently and sometimes without a lot of clarity. The work is mostly theoretical, this does not appeal to everyone. Managers are very limited in experiences, often don't take feedback particularly well or implement it. Some employees have more limited experience with research than others. If you want to learn research skills or hard skills, you will need to do that on your own time.