How's the morale at Hanover Research?

In research, morale varies by type of work and seniority. The quick pace and repetition is not for everyone. Those who are able to move up quickly from grunt work or identify "new" tasks/responsibilities to alter their work and find areas for personal growth are naturally happier, more involved, and more likely to stay. Researchers leave every year, especially for school though often for other opportunities. It seems like attrition has not been as high recently than in the past couple of years. There is a major push to standardize work where possible to minimize repetition - will have to wait to see if morale improves after this process.

It varies by team. My team morale was very low and we had a 60% turnover rate due to the team's managers. The managers just played favoritism, and promoted the employees they most liked despite job performance. They also suppressed everyone else's salaries. They would be shocked with the non-favored employees would leave. Basically, they preferred people who didn't outshine or contradict them in any way. If you were too smart of independent-minded, you got penalized. I was constantly blamed for my coworkers' errors and shortcomings. So I left.