Cool work, vanilla culture, slow personal growth - Member of Technical Staff II Draper Employee Review

4.0
6 May 2014
Recommend
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Pros

We get to work on amazing projects. Benefits are excellent (retirement plan: contribute 5%, they match 10%.) Don't like what you're working on now? Talk to somebody and work on their project. Don't like what anybody's working on? Get it funded and you can do it.

Cons

Not a particularly exciting place culturally. Advancement is borderline nonexistent. Started with a graduate degree in the mid-80s, but not expecting to get much in terms of raises or promotions ever.

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Cons

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4.0
17 Apr 2026
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Pros

Dynamic work environment with many opportunities to get experience in a variety of fields. Management is accommodating and respectful of employee time.

Cons

While Draper works on a wide variety of projects, I found I didn’t get much of a say in what I was working on. I was placed on projects that didn’t align with my stated preferences.

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