Like a drunk man at a urinal, it's sloppy but somehow he manages to get the job done and not fall over. - Anonymous employee World Resources Institute Employee Review

Cannot underscore this enough, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE management. The CFO is one of the most arrogant and disrespectful people I've ever met AND I LIVE IN DC! In the 2+ years I've been at WRI I have no idea what the HR dept does! The program PCs do all of the hiring (candidate screening, interviews, on-boarding, visa processing). They do hand out of file forms, that's something I guess. Senior management loves to issue internal policy changes by decree without asking for input on implementation from staff that actually are responsible for implementing the policies. If you're applying to be a Project Coordinator, DO NOT TAKE IT! I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. You will be treated as a second class citizen in an organization that has two castes, researchers and project admin. You will enter as a wide-eyed, 20 something and leave burnt out and jaded. If you're applying to be a Research Asst/Analyst, CAVEAT EMPTOR! See above. Although you're in the higher caste, your lot is only marginally better mostly because you don't have to deal with WRI's dysfunctional administrative structure as much. You're probably just coming out of that Masters program and think you're ready to make a difference, THIS PLACE IS NOT IT! You're likely going to be treated as a glorified secretary, proofreading, writing, gophering while under intense pressure to work long hours you can't legally be compelled to work but are shamed if you don't. The best case scenario here is that you can leverage this position into a jump up the chain at another organization.