The management promotes insincerity towards work by encouraging pretentious people who can do good 'PR' but minimal research.
Researchers (Rs) who put sincere efforts are conned into believing their work would speak for itself, only to be lost in a maze of processes, relation building and shifting goal posts. Anything but research.
Rs and ARs (associate researchers) detrimental to any work environment were nurtured during my tenure. Their toxicity is now for other researchers to clean, but for no reward because 'this is never a part of their goals' (a sham).
JD of an AR: If you wish to drink, party and laugh your way to an ivy league college without having to worry about work culture/office decorum or attaining knowledge. This is the place for you.
JD of an R: If you are ready to be the chariot for your SRs to ride; don't mind shifting goals every month from daily process metrics, mentoring ARs, QAs, creating content, driving initiatives, hand-shaking with stakeholders, attending meetings for missing these goals (convened by people who kept shifting the goal posts themselves) and maybe do some research which no one would talk about by the year end (afterall you were never focussed on anything throughout the year), then SRs would love you.
PS: You are not an under-age AR, so plz act responsibly at office events
JD of an SR: Welcome, to a vertical created specifically to cater to your needs of chill work-life, benefits, travel and having Rs at your disposal for every task that could potentially interupt gossip/plotting sessions (along with the choice of picking favorites at your hearts fancy). No brainer. Join the band wagon!
PS: What would you spoil at work, drink to your hearts desire and pass-out if you must
