Great place to work in key market research functions, but not for support roles. - Developer Directions Research Employee Review

Directions pays its market research functions very well, but its developers are under compensated compared the wider job market for their skills. The company engages in “bait and switch” hiring practices by hiring with a certain role or job title then restructures to give more junior job titles or different job responsibilities, or offering a promotion with one job description then whittling that down with a series of edits until it is a much lesser role and a lateral move. It is nearly impossible to get upgraded tools or training to remain relevant in current technologies. There is no professional development, long-term career path or networking for developers. Workload/capacity is an ongoing concern and developers who leave are not often replaced, their work gets redistributed among remaining team members. The pathway to ownership does not exist for developers except at the highest levels of management. There are personal conflicts of interest in HR & the C-suite - sharing any concern with HR is a risky venture.