Abandon hope all ye who enter here - Recensione dipendente - Archivist presso History Associates

Terrible pay for the worker bees; senior management probably a different story. Very old-fashioned, top-down, hierarchical office; this place is run by old-school history grads and it pervades the office experience. You will not be exposed to current best practices (at least that's how it was in the Information and Records Managment section; there's a new supervisor who specializes in digital archives, so things may have changed but as a general rule, due to the inadequate compensation, this place tends not to get the best and brightest in the field. Ergo, it's hard to justify the low pay in terms of a trade off for work experience because you're unlikely to learn anything that will propel you towards a better position. They encourage professional development so that they can tout their employees have "x" affiliations or certifications, but don't expect any compensation for it (you do get one or two paid "professional development days/year that you can use to attend a conference, but no money toward conference registration/travel or any classes. It is out in Rockville, an utterly soulless suburb,and not even in Rockville center. It's on a stretch of road with a bunch of car repair shops and private homes. No place to escape for coffee or lunch. Unless you love working there, it can add to the general feeling of isolation.