Perfect for proactive, motivated, brainy people - Associate DAI Employee Review

5.0
8 Oct 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Working alongside smart and motivated people, with a wealth of experience to share. The firm wants people to learn more about their broader business and promotes well rounded employees -- in any given position (new business, contracting, SME work, etc.) there are opportunities to gain experience in many different functional and regional fields if you pursue it. As an employee owned company, there is an effort to provide everyone with a transparent outlook of company initiatives, growth strategies, market trends, etc. It is a vibrant and truly global firm with a bright future.

Cons

Nearly everyone is hyper-motivated. Near universal dedication to "going above and beyond" can take a toll. If you're accustomed to the pace, and willing to put in the effort it is generally recognized by leadership but not always reflected in compensation.

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26 Jan 2026
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Pros

Highly professional, top notch technical experts in several fields

Cons

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4.0
6 Feb 2026
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Pros

Strong culture of integrity. Absolutely spectacular colleagues. Super interesting work.

Cons

Basically denuded of staff due to USAID cuts. Upper management had become obsessed with performance against metrics that were poorly fit to the business, and were focused entirely on how they might meet those metrics this week, without looking ahead to how to make structural improvements over the longer term.

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