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      4.2

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (3,690 total reviews)

      Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

      91% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,690 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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      4K reviews
      5.0
      Jun 15, 2009

      Library Recycling Program Head

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Ability to set own schedule -Very friendly management and co-workers -Personal freedoms, regarding attire, things you can do during work, etc.

      Cons

      -Like any other college, can get very busy during the high-traffic school times, such as right before finals, and before vacations, etc.

      5.0
      Mar 7, 2009

      BU has real people working for it

      Student consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      All you need is the right boss! Throughout the university there's all kinds of red tape to deal with, true, but if you're in the right office under the supervision of a good manager it doesn't matter. All of the red tape can go flying right out the window! Especially if you're working for a department that has a reasonable budget, which can depend a lot on the department chair and how smooth that person is in meetings. So if your department chair gets your department a good budget and you have a boss who can act like a real person you're all set.

      Cons

      Well, all of the red tape, like I mentioned above.

      4.0
      Feb 25, 2009

      Postdoc at BU

      Postdoctoral associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I stayed on at BU after my PhD as a Postdoc. It was a great, flexible place to be.

      Cons

      The school has only a so-so name among the top institutions, which makes it a little harder to move on to a good place. Worked out for me.

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