You can do better - Anonymous employee StateScape Employee Review

1.0
22 Jan 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Not a lot to say here. Most of the analysts are nice and the office is in a good location. Some people are permitted to work remotely which is nice for them but it also means that you're expected to work significantly longer hours because you do not have to spend time commuting.

Cons

Lots to say here, sadly. An open and often vocal disdain for a reasonable work/life balance on the part of the owner/president, unreasonable workloads and schedules (some analysts have to work 6 days a week year round and in the "busy season" 12 hour days are demanded), and arbitrary decision making that creates a culture of fear, uncertainly, and apprehension within the company. Morale was incredibly low when I left and had been getting progressively worse for some time. Basically no on was happy, so I can't imagine who wrote these recent 5 star reviews. An obvious case of review padding which tells you more about this company and how it is managed. Compensation is not competitive for the area and and there is a very low ceiling in terms of opportunities for advancement. With the current job climate in the DC area, you can certainly do better than this place and you should definitely keep looking unless you enjoy working 6 days weeks and being worked like a rented mule. The nature of this small company is that you're at the mercy of the president who exerts total control over every decision that is made. Your only options are to suffer through it or jump ship at the first opportunity.

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StateScape Response
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We appreciate the time that you spent with our company. Though StateScape is no longer a good fit for you personally, we are fortunate to have many long term employees that are capable and motivated to take on increasing levels of responsibility to advance their careers. We are upfront with all of our staff about the time commitment that is required in our industry, which includes longer hours during the winter months when most states are in legislative session. We make sure to compensate those hours with overtime pay, and offer the option to work remotely multiple days a week.

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Pros

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5.0
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Pros

Training, flexibility, approachable leadership, entirely remote, camaraderie/great staff

Cons

Busy first three months of year, but that is because we work with state legislatures that introduce the bulk of their legislation during that time period.

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