Working at IIT Research Institute in Chicago, IL: 4 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

"IITRI is an established, patriarchal culture, set in their ways. At the end of the day there is one person calling the shots. It is a culture of bullying, passive aggressiveness, and games. The senior management is fully responsible for how established and ingrained this culture is from the top down. HR is only one very resilient woman and the board of directors of the university (IIT) seems to care not. There are brilliant, wonderful people at IITRI that I thoroughly enjoyed working with. The science is stellar with some very niche, expert service offerings that this team executes with extremely high skill. I thought so much of this team, I spoke up often about the deficits and shortcomings, especially regarding what we needed to get business closed. I brought to them opportunities by high volume and this team repeatedly failed to execute on my behalf. I was not authorized to put out quotes or proposals and waiting for 2 months, longer, or indefinitely was a regular occurrence. The more I spoke up, pushed back and voiced the need for team support to execute, the more I was met with rule changes, strategy changes and commission plan changes. Earned credit was actually taken away for accounts I already won! I spoke up about this also. I spoke up about management calling people names. I was terminated for lack of performance, obviously."

What do you like about working at IIT Research Institute?

"GREAT PROBLEMS TO SOLVE!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you get the opportunity to work on any projects there, you are blessed."

What don't you like about working at IIT Research Institute?

"Leaving"