22 Nov 2022
Small Business, Small Mind
Anonymous employee
HF Group Reviews
3.1
45% would recommend to a friend
Jay Fairfield
75% approve of CEO
28% positive business outlook
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10 reviews
2.0
1 Feb 2018
Recommend
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Business outlook
Pros
Interesting work, early Friday departure.
Cons
Management is negligent at best. Don't expect annual reviews. Few benefits. The boss has little understanding of what you do, but you're probably doing it wrong. It's a boy's club- women make up the majority of the staff but a faint minority of the executive suite.
3.0
7 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
-The lab takes on a wide variety of interesting projects, which benefits fully-fledged conservators as well as those looking for a way to learn. -Several key members have worked with the lab for decades. -The lab is well equipped. -It might (?) be possible to work one's way to bench-trained conservator status here, since that is how the older generation of conservators all attained their titles. However, it would take a long time, and lately new hires have been required to hold degrees in conservation.
Cons
-Within ECS, effective communication, leadership, and training are lacking. -There is a prevalent, longstanding culture of passive aggression that will require at least 3-4 determined long-term conservators to overturn. -The lab historically has earned its reputation as a dysfunctional workplace; this is exacerbated by its position within a larger company that does not fully understand or value the mission of conservation.
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