Terrible - Just Getting Over the Trauma - Senior Associate ICF Employee Review

1.0
6 Sept 2018
Recommend
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Pros

You get an average paycheck. The office building is nice. Parking was free. You get to eventually quit/leave, and there is professional therapy for experiences like this.

Cons

Extremely competitive and backstabbing environment. Expected to do some work under non-billable hours without the ability to charge to overhead or make up the time. My work was constantly presented as that of my supervisor (and applauded) while everyone new and no one cared (or were too scared to acknowledge it publicly). My supervisor repeatedly made ethnically disparaging remarks and harassed me. Although I complained to HR and had witnesses it wasn’t further investigated and dismissed as a communication issue. Once I complained, my manager’s excellent reviews of my performance turned into performance warnings without evidence/examples. After spending over a year documenting and presenting additional evidence of the harassment, verbal abuse, and unsubstantiated negative feedback I endured, my request to be moved to a different manager was given (and the mysteriously manager left). They care only about their bottom and don’t blink or acknowledge unethical treatment or actions by upper management. Worst management and work experience ever! If you are lucky, you may land under one of the very few departments and managers that are ok.

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5.0
20 Mar 2026
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Pros

People, Mission, Culture, Technology, Remote. You work on projects and technologies that actually impact and improves the day to day lives of people around you, the community and the Country

Cons

Pay, No much room for upward mobility. If you are a high performer, you'll struggle as the structure rewards years spent in the company vs level of expertise or experience.

5.0
23 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Awesome training and good benefits.

Cons

I cant think of any.

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