Pros
-Mid to senior management on syndicated research is generally attentive to everyday employee needs and creates an environment with work-life balance/minimizes stress as much as possible -Syndicated product fills some interesting niches especially when considering coverage of smaller, less developed countries -Although in decline since the pandemic, occasional interesting opportunities to interact with clients, at conferences and internal insights team meetings, do come up
Cons
-While their is a defined career progression path, it can seem arbitrary. Do we really need five steps before you become a people manager? Step up from analyst to senior analyst can feel like little more than a title change. Sense of progression is important. -Research methodology can be HIGHLY dubious. If I feel we don't have the ability to provide a reasonable estimate for a figure, why am I pushed to essentially guess? Client conversations/trade interviews were often held up as the linchpin of EMI's methodology and analysts are encouraged to chase them even though they often did not yield actionable information.