Pros
Clients are high-profile and do interesting work.
Cons
**BEWARE to anyone interviewing for the health care gov affairs team in DC.** I encourage you to explicitly ask what the turnover rate is, how many people they’ve lost over the last two years, and why they are losing people so quickly. One manager is single-handedly responsible for losing numerous people on the team. The team lacks adequate managers and there is no formal onboarding process. They came off as incredibly warm and inviting during the interview process but once you’re hired, the managers refuse to provide basic support to staff, discourage you from asking questions, and are quick to dismiss any concerns or feedback. The junior staff on the team was great— but it was clear they were also consistently overworked and unappreciated. Even when you try to communicate concerns/bandwidth issues to the managers, they do nothing to alleviate the issue, let alone acknowledge it. I am almost a decade into my professional career and have never felt so gaslit, dismissed, and discouraged by my bosses. I cannot speak to the rest of the firm, (though they generally seemed much happier and their managers seemed much more receptive), but I highly advise against working on this team.